Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray's classic tale of class, society, and corruption, soon to be an Amazon mini-series starring Olivia Cooke

No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles--military and domestic--are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin with his devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to Thackeray's gloriously satirical epic of love and social adventure.

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/29/2003
Pages: 912
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780141439839

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 12.4
Point Value: 66
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 722 / Vanity Fair

About the Author
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was born and educated to be a gentleman but gambled away much of his fortune while at Cambridge. He trained as a lawyer before turning to journalism. He was a regular contributor to periodicals and magazines and Vanity Fair was serialised in Punch in 1847-8. John Carey is Professor of English at Oxford University. He has written on Dickens and Thackeray.