Cover Image

Vanity fair : a novel without a hero /

Show other versions (7)

Set during the Napoleonic wars, 'Vanity Fair' follows Becky Sharp as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. War, money, and national identity are the themes of Thackeray's great satirical novel, as it exposes a world on the make. In Becky, Thackeray created one of the most memorab...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 (Author, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Small, Helen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:New edition /
Series:Oxford world's classics.
Subjects:
Social classes > Fiction.
England > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Electronic books.
Domestic fiction.
Humorous stories.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Set during the Napoleonic wars, 'Vanity Fair' follows Becky Sharp as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. War, money, and national identity are the themes of Thackeray's great satirical novel, as it exposes a world on the make. In Becky, Thackeray created one of the most memorable female characters in Victorian fiction.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2015.
Physical Description:1 online resource (lvi, 967 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191919985 (ebook) :
DOI:10.1093/owc/9780198727712.001.0001