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Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair Synopsis

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an Indian-born English author, novelist, and illustrator. During the Victorian era he was ranked second only to Charles Dickens, and today he remains famous for his classic English novel "e;Vanity Fair"e;. Originally published as a 19-volume serial between 1847 and 1848, the story revolves around the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley during the Napoleonic Wars.

A satirisation of British society in the early 19th-century, "e;Vanity Fair"e; was highly successful when first published and is today considered a timeless classic. A true masterpiece of English fiction and a must-read for all literature lovers. Other notable works by this author include:

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  • Men's Wives"e
  • (1852), "e
  • Catherine"e
  • (1839-40), and "e
  • The Luck of Barry Lyndon"e
  • (1844). Read & Co. Classics is republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from "e
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition, Volume XXIII"e

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ISBN: 9781528792523
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Author: Thackeray, William Makepeace
Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
Format: Ebook

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