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A story of English society during the Napoleonic wars. Through a free-wheeling melee of brilliant improvisations sail Becky Sharp, a resourceful, engaging and amoral character, and Amelia Sedley, her less lustrous but more ambiguous foil.

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Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley stand at the heart of this richly comic dissection of English society during the Napoleonic wars. Becky is charming and amoral and well equipped to fight for worldly success. Amelia is sweet and sentimental and longs for her worthless soldier lover, while the good but dull Dobbin stands patiently by. With a cast of characters grotesque, corrupt and downright wicked, the vast sweep of the novel allows Thackeray's wit and morality to shine a light into society's murkier corners.
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63) was a master of both satire and the novel. Vanity Fair is undoubtedly his masterpiece, a strikingly original novel.
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ISBN 13 9780140439366
ISBN 10 0140439366
Title Vanity Fair
Author William Makepeace Thackeray
Series Penguin Summer Classics S
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2002-06-06
Number of pages 816
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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