Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero (Illustrated)

By William Makepeace Thackeray

«Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero» is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847–48, satirizing society in early 19th-century Britain. It follows the lives of two very different women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, amid their friends and family. The novel is now considered a classic, and has inspired several film adaptations. In 2003, Vanity Fair was listed on the BBC’s The Big Read poll of the UK’s «best-loved novel».

The ebook edition of «Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero» from Animedia Company contains 190 black-and-white illustrations by the author.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Animedia Classics
• Release date: Apr 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9788074991073

William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was a nineteenth century English novelist who was most famous for his classic novel, Vanity Fair, a satirical portrait of English society. With an early career as a satirist and parodist, Thackeray shared a fondness for roguish characters that is evident in his early works such as Vanity Fair, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, and Catherine, and was ranked second only to Charles Dickens during the height of his career. In his later work, Thackeray transitioned from the satirical tone for which he was known to a more traditional Victorian narrative, the most notable of which is The History of Henry Esmond. Thackeray died in 1863.