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OverviewBefore taking up her new post as a governess, the artful and ambitious Becky Sharp spends a brief period at the family home of her friend Amelia Sedley. Passive, pampered and utterly reliant on others, Amelia is the opposite of her scheming and ruthless friend. While Becky tries to ensnare the wealthy and vain Jos Sedley, Amelia desires nothing more than to be betrothed to the self-obsessed and raffish soldier George Osborne. Meanwhile, Captain William Dobbin, with his constant and selfless love for Amelia, is the only one who steers clear of any calculated romantic manoeuvrings. Woven into the climactic events of the Napoleonic Wars, and set against a backdrop of gaudy elegance and cut-throat personal ambition, Vanity Fair is an epic and sweeping satire, and a landmark of English literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Makepeace ThackerayPublisher: Alma Books Ltd Imprint: Alma Classics Weight: 0.622kg ISBN: 9781847497963ISBN 10: 1847497969 Pages: 800 Publication Date: 25 April 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsI can only wonder and admire... If Truth were again a goddess, Thackeray should be her high priest. -- Charlotte Bronte Author InformationWilliam Makepeace Thackeray (1811–63) was an English novelist best known for Vanity Fair, a satirical portrait of English society that is considered one of the crowning achievements of Victorian literature. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |