Vanity Fair
Published in serial form between January 1847 and July 1848, 'Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero' by William Makepeace Thackeray is a satirical novel that critiques early 19th-century English society. The book is notable for its lack of a traditional hero, instead focusing on the lives of two women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, as they navigate social ambition and moral ambiguity. Despite its acclaim as a classic of English literature, some critics note structural inconsistencies and a complex web of allusions that may challenge contemporary readers.
Editions
Read by
Group Narration
20 readers
Michelle Crandall, Wendy G., Stacey Ford Osborne, Graham Williams +16 more
Link to this book
Add a free, dofollow link to Lex on your blog, forum, syllabus, or reading list.
<a href="https://lex-books.com/book/vanity-fair-881666f5-e66c-4f09-a32a-ec688a1c722b"><img src="https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg" alt="Read Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray free on Lex" width="160" height="40"></a>[](https://lex-books.com/book/vanity-fair-881666f5-e66c-4f09-a32a-ec688a1c722b)[url=https://lex-books.com/book/vanity-fair-881666f5-e66c-4f09-a32a-ec688a1c722b][img]https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg[/img][/url]Read Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray free on Lex: https://lex-books.com/book/vanity-fair-881666f5-e66c-4f09-a32a-ec688a1c722bCite this book
Reading this edition for a paper or guide? Copy a citation.
Thackeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair. Lex, lex-books.com/book/vanity-fair-881666f5-e66c-4f09-a32a-ec688a1c722b.Thackeray, W. M. (n.d.). Vanity Fair. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/vanity-fair-881666f5-e66c-4f09-a32a-ec688a1c722bThackeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/vanity-fair-881666f5-e66c-4f09-a32a-ec688a1c722b.
