Category: British LiteratureVanity FairWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
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Vanity Fair
By William Makepeace Thackeray
"Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel published serially from 1847 to 1848. Set during and after the Napoleonic Wars, it follows two contrasting women: the cunning, ambitious Becky Sharp, who schemes her way through society despite having no money, and the gentle, wealthy…
"Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel published serially from 1847 to 1848. Set during and after the Napoleonic Wars, it follows two contrasting women: the cunning, ambitious Becky Sharp, who schemes her way through society despite having no money, and the gentle, wealthy Amelia Sedley. Subtitled "A Novel without a Hero," this satirical work deconstructs traditional ideas of heroism while exposing the vanities and pretensions of early 19th-century British society through an unreliable narrator who frames the story as a puppet show. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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British -- Europe -- FictionEngland -- FictionFemale friendship -- FictionMarried women -- FictionSatireSocial classes -- FictionWaterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- FictionCategory: British LiteratureCategory: Classics of LiteratureCategory: Novels
