William Makepeace Thackeray

Broschiertes Buch

Vanity Fair

Beschreibung

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an Indian-born English author, novelist, and illustrator. During the Victorian era he was ranked second only to Charles Dickens, and today he remains famous for his classic English novel "Vanity Fair". Originally published as a 19-volume serial between 1847 and 1848, the story revolves around the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley during the Napoleonic Wars. A satirisation of British society in the early 19th-century, "Vanity Fair" was highly successful when first published and is today considered a timeless classic. A true masterpiece of English fiction and a must-read for all literature lovers. Other notable works by this author include: "Men's Wives" (1852), "Catherine" (1839-40), and "The Luck of Barry Lyndon" (1844). Read & Co. Classics is republishing this novel now in a new edition complete with a biography of the author from "Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition, Volume XXIII"

Autor

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) was a British novelist and author. He is known for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, writing works that displayed a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts such as Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair and the title characters of The Luck of Barry Lyndon and Catherine. In his earliest works, written under such pseudonyms as Charles James Yellowplush, Michael Angelo Titmarsh and George Savage Fitz-Boodle, he tended towards savagery in his attacks on high society, military prowess, the institution of marriage and hypocrisy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Read & Co. Classics
• Seitenzahl: 686
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 952g
• ISBN-13: 9781528719476
• ISBN-10: 1528719476
• Artikelnr.: 61994666