Vanity fair / William Makepeace Thackeray ; edited with an introduction and notes by John Carey.

Author/creator Thackeray, William Makepeace
Other author Carey, John, 1934-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Penguin Classics, 2013.
Descriptionxl, 866 pages ; 21 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPenguin Classics
Penguin classics. ^A229330
Contents Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chronology of Thackeray's life and works -- Select reading list -- A note on the text -- Vanity Fair -- Notes -- Appendix: Parody -- Textual variants.
Abstract "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?"
ISBN9780141199542 (hbk.)
ISBN0141199547 (hbk.)

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