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Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Description for Vanity Fair
Paperback. Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself whatever the cost. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 48. Weight in Grams: 550.
THE CLASSIC NOVEL WHICH INSPIRED THE MAJOR TELEVISION SERIES FROM THE MAKERS OF POLDARK AND VICTORIA 'I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year' Vanity Fair Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself in the world, whatever ... Read more
THE CLASSIC NOVEL WHICH INSPIRED THE MAJOR TELEVISION SERIES FROM THE MAKERS OF POLDARK AND VICTORIA 'I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year' Vanity Fair Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself in the world, whatever ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
768
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099518938
SKU
V9780099518938
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About William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was born on 18 July 1811 in Calcutta in India. After studying at Trinity College Cambridge he worked as a journalist and studied Art in London and Paris. In 1836 he married Isabella Shawe and they went on to have three daughters, one of whom died in infancy. He first found literary success with The Yellowplush Papers ... Read more
Reviews for Vanity Fair
The only English novel which...challenges comparison with War and Peace
John Carey The best thing he ever wrote - sharp, brilliant, touching, clever and cruel, with an unforgettable heroine
Joanna Trollope Witty, sexy, sandy-haired Becky Sharp, whose impoverished background explains her hunger for rich men and high position. She is a rebel from the ... Read more
John Carey The best thing he ever wrote - sharp, brilliant, touching, clever and cruel, with an unforgettable heroine
Joanna Trollope Witty, sexy, sandy-haired Becky Sharp, whose impoverished background explains her hunger for rich men and high position. She is a rebel from the ... Read more