876 pages
English language
Published Dec. 13, 1994 by W.W. Norton.
Vanity fair
authoritative text, backgrounds and contents, criticism A Norton critical edition
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Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is William Thackeray's celebrated satirical novel of 19th century British society. Vanity Fair follows the rags-to-riches tale of the captivating and ruthless Becky Sharpe as she navigates her way through London society with fearsome determination and ambition.
Subjects
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
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