Vanity fair : a novel without a hero
Thackeray, W. M. (William Makepeace), 1811-18632006
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Becky Sharp 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.
Main title:
Vanity fair : a novel without a hero / William Makepeace Thackeray.
Edition:
Anniversary ed. / edited with an introduction and notes by John Carey.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2006.
Collation:
xl, 866 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
This ed. originally published: 2001.Includes bibliographical references (p. xxxvi-xxxvii).
ISBN:
9780141442020 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.8CLA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
239641