As the coach pulls out of Miss Pinkerton's academy carrying two young ladies, one leans out the window and flings her parting gift back into the garden of the school. This defiant act introduces, dear reader, Miss Becky Sharp.
Vanity fair, a novel without a hero, by William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair. With an introduction by the Hon. Whitelaw Reid
19th century novel which satirizes the English society of the time.
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No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success thanthe alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the social ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of English society in the early 1800s, battles -- military and domestic -- are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honorable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin, devoted to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to William Thackeray's gloriously satirical epic of love and social adventure. - Publisher.
Der Jahrmarkt des Lebens : Ein Roman ohne Helden
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Vanity fair a novel without a hero. With illustrations on steel and wood
Novel without a hero
A wickedly satirical story of pretentious English social climbers.
Vanity Fair. A novel without a hero ... With illustrations by the author [and a frontispiece after G. Cruickshank]
First published in 1919 by Chivers, Bath, England.
Vanity fair a novel without a hero.With ill.by the author
[Vanity Fair. A novel without a hero ... With all the original illustrations by the author, etc.]
Provides a satirical look at Victorian manners by recounting the experiences of two finishing school graduates; greedy and shrewd Becky Sharp, determined to get on in the world, and gentle, kind, and not-too-clever Amelia Sedley.
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Vanity Fair ... Abridged and simplified by E.M. Attwood. Illustrated by Monica Goddard
Vanity Fair : a novel without hero
Scorned for her lack of money and breeding, Becky must use all her wit, charm and considerable sex appeal to escape her drab destiny as a governess. From London's ballrooms to the battlefields of Waterloo, the bewitching Becky works her wiles on a gallery of memorable characters, including her lecherous employer, Sir Pitt, his rich sister, Miss Crawley, and Pitt's dashing son, Rawdon, the first of Becky's misguided sexual entanglements. --From publisher's description.
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Pen and pencil sketches of english society
Vanity fair, a novel without a hero
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Vanity fair A novel without a hero
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Vanity Fair : a novel without a hero
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Vanity fair, a novel without a hero. To which is added Novels by eminent hands and The diary of C. Jeames de la Pluche, Esq. with his letters
Chronicles the exploits of Becky Sharp, an unscrupulous young woman who is determined to achieve wealth and social success.
Vanity fair. a novel without a hero
Vainity Fair: a novel without a hero
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Vanity Fair
This book is a satire of early 19th century British society. A bewitching beauty who bends men to her will using charm, sex, and guile. An awkward man who remains loyal to his friends, even when those friends don't deserve his affection. A mother who cannot get over the loss of her husband and devotes her life to her child. Though written in 1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair is peopled by types who remain familiar today. The novel's early nineteenth-century setting immerses us in a strange world of social stratification, moral strictures, and self-conscious sentiment. Yet its characters--from dissolute playboys and self-important heirs to judgmental aunts and finicky gourmands--are instantly recognizable. --Penguin.com.
Vanity fair; a novel without a hero to which is added Novels by Eminent Hands and the Diary of C. Jeames de la Pluche, Esq., with his letters
Chronicles the exploits of Becky Sharp, an unscrupulous young woman who is determined to achieve wealth and social success, and her sentimental companion, Amelia, who has fallen for a caddish soldier, in the classic novel set against the backdrop of English society in the early 1800s.
Presents the nineteenth-century masterpiece about an unscrupulous young woman who is determined to achieve wealth and social success.
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Der Jahrmarkt des Lebens. Ein Roman ohne Helden. Mit Benutzung von W.E. Drugulins. Uebersetzung hrsg. von W. Lange
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Vanity fair : a novel without a hero, by William Makepeace Thackeray
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Een satirische visie op de Engelse samenleving in het begin van de 19e eeuw met scherpe karaktertekening, vooral van de vrouwelijke hoofdpersoon Becky Sharp.
Vanity Fair ... Retold by Josephine Page
Gold tooled bindings (Binding)
Vanity Fair a novel without a hero
Thackeray's most representative novel - a picture of society on a broad scale, with Becky Sharp, the adventuress, a principal character. Includes a famous account of the Battle of Waterloo. First published in 1848. For other editions, see Author Catalog.
Vanity fair : a novel without a hero, to which is added Novels by eminent hands and The diary of C. Jeames de la Pluche, Esq., with his letters
Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero: Edited with an introduction and notes by John Carey: 60th Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics)
Vanity Fair, a novel without a hero
A satirical look at Victorian manners recounting the experiences of two finishing school graduates, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.
With finishing-school credentials and proper connections, Becky Sharp begins as a governess, wins the hearts of the moneyed young and old, and, in the light of presentation at court and calculated scandals, emerges a full-fledged courtesan on the Continent, living surprisingly well beyond her means.
Vanity fair; a novel without a hero
Vanity fair
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Vanity Fair; a novel without a hero
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Vanity fair. A novel without a hero
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Vanity fair : a novel without a hero
Vanity fair, a novel without a hero; to which is added Novels by eminent hands and the Diary of C. Jeames de La Pluche, esq., with his letters
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Der Jahrmarkt des Lebens, ein Roman ohne Helden
Vanity Fair, A Novel Without a Hero. Introd. by Joseph Warren Beach
Vanity fair : a novel without a hero : to which is added Novels by eminent hands, and the diary of C. Jeames de la Pluche, esq., with his letters
Vanity fair Aa novel without a hero
Vanity Fair is a story of two heroines---one humble, the other a scheming social climber---who meet in boarding school and embark on markedly different lives. Amid the swirl of London's posh ballrooms and affairs of love and war, their fortunes rise and fall. Through it all, Thackeray lampoons the shallow values of his society, reserving the most pointed barbs for the upper crust. What results is a prescient look at the dogged pursuit of wealth and status---and the need for humility.
Vanity fair: a novel without a hero, with illustrations by the author
Vanity fair : a novel without a hero : with 193 illustrations by the author
Vanity Fair ... Abridgement and introduction by Elizabeth Blackall
"No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth than the alluring, resourceful Becky Sharp, who ruthlessly clambers up the social ladder while her sweet, sentimental friend Amelia longs for her worthless soldier lover. As fortunes change, and battles are fought at home and abroad, who will survive?" -- Book cover.
Vanity Fair. : a novel without a hero
Generally considered to be his masterpiece, Vanity Fair is Thackeray's resplendent social satire that exposes the greed and corruption raging in England during the turmoil of the Napoleonic wars. Subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero," it traces the changing fortunes of two unforgettable women: the scheming opportunist Becky Sharp -- one of literature's most resourceful, engaging, and amoral heroines -- and her foil, the faithful, naive Amelia Sedley. Thackeray's subversive, comic attack on the hypocrisy and "dismal roguery" of an avaricious world resonates 150 years later with implications for our own times. -- Publisher description.
Der Jahrmarkt des Lebens. Ein Roman ohne Helden
Der Jahrmarkt des Lebens Ein Roman ohne Helden
Vanity fair. A novel without a hero. With a portrait of the author, thirteen full-page illustrations after the originals
Vanity fair : A novel without a hero
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Vanity Fair, etc. [Abridged.]
The story of English society in the Napoleonic Wars and the early nineteenth century as told through the characters of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley--Résumé de l'éditeur.
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Vanity fair : a novel without a hero. With illustrations on steel and wood
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"A picture of society on a broad canvas, embracing a great variety of characters and interests, the object being to depict mankind with all its faults and meannesses, without idealization or romance ... The careers of Becky Sharp, the adventuress, and her husband, Rawdon Crawley, make an apt contrast to the humdrum lives of the good hero and heroine, Dobbin and Amanda. The nobility, fashionable people about town, the mercantile aristrocracy and the needy classes below them, are all portrayed in the most lifelike way ... Thackeray combines his comment with narrative ... To many readers, indeed, his sarcastic dissertations are the chief intellectual delight." Baker. Guide to the Best Fic. *** "Becky Sharp, one of the most resourceful, engaging, and amoral women in literature, is the heroine of this sparkling satirical panorama of British society during the Napoleonic Wars." *** "Becky Sharp and her husband stand in contrast to the lives of Dobbin and Amelia in this revelation of societal classes." *** "The book is a densely populated, multi-layered panorama of manners and human frailties ... The novel deals mainly with the interwoven fortunes of two women, the wellborn, passive Amelia Sedley and the ambitious, essentially amoral Becky Sharp, the latter perhaps the more memorable character Thackeray created. The adventuress Becky is the character around whom all the men play their parts." Merriam-Webster's Ency of Lit. *** "A satirical look at Victorian manners recounting the experiences of two finishing school graduates, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley."
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Vanity fair a novel without a hero; to which is added Novels by eminent hands and the Diary of C. Jeames de La Pluche, esq., with his letters
The story of English society in the Napoleonic Wars and the early nineteenth century as told through the characters of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley.
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With finishing-school credentials and proper connections, Becky Sharp begins as a governess, wins the hearts of the moneyed young and old, and, in the light of presentation at court and calculated scandals, emerges a full-fledged courtesan on the Continent, living surprisingly beyond her means.
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GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth than the alluring, resourceful Becky Sharp, who ruthlessly clambers up the social ladder while her sweet, sentimental friend Amelia longs for her worthless soldier lover. As fortunes change, and battles are fought at home and abroad, who will survive?
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