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With a specially commissioned afterword, the "Collector's Library" series includes a brief biography of the author, and a further reading list. This edition contains an afterwor

William Makepeace Thackerays Vanity Fair is a satirical novel that offers a portrayal of English society during the early 19th century. The story follows the lives of two main characters, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, as they navigate their way through the social hierarchy and face various challenges. Thackerays witty and ironic narrative style highlights the flaws and vanity of the characters, making insightful commentary on the values and morals of the time. The novels intricate plot and diverse cast of characters reflect the complexity of human nature and the pursuit of wealth and status. Vanity Fair is a classic example of Victorian literature, combining social critique with compelling storytelling. Thackerays use of humor and satire adds depth to the narrative, engaging readers in a thought-provoking exploration of societys values and aspirations. Recommended for those interested in exploring the intricacies of class and social status in 19th-century England.

Welcome to the3 Books To Knowseries, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books.These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies.We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is:Victorian Literature.- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.- Tess of the Durbervilles by Thomas Hardy.- Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the so-called Heart of Africa. Charles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. This setting provides the frame for Marlows story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between what Conrad calls "the greatest town on earth", London, and Africa as places of darkness.Tess of the dUrbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper The Graphic in 1891, then in book form in three volumes in 1891, and as a single volume in 1892. Though now considered a major nineteenth-century English novel and possibly Hardys fictional masterpiece, Tess of the dUrbervilles received mixed reviews when it first appeared, in part because it challenged the sexual morals of late Victorian England.Vanity Fair is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society, reflecting both its satirisation of early 19th-century British society and the many illustrations drawn by Thackeray to accompany the text. It was published as a single volume in 1848 with the subtitle A Novel without a Hero, reflecting Thackerays interest in deconstructing his eras conventions regarding literary heroism. It is sometimes considered the "principal founder" of the Victorian domestic novel.This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics.

Una obra maestra de la literatura del siglo XIX con ilustraciones originales del autor.William Thackeray es uno de los escritores satíricos ingleses más populares de todos los tiempos. Heredero de Dickens, supo como nadie retratar las contradiccionesd e su tiempo. Ahora Lumen publica una edicion de lujo de su obra maestra, La feria de las vanidades, una de las lecturas mas deliciosas de todos los tiempos.

Hay libros que te cambian la vida. Este, aunque extraordinariamente entretenido y muy divertido, con toda seguridad, no es uno de ellos. Se trata de un conjunto de relatos que narra las estrafalarias y por momentos hilarantes aventuras en la India previa al Raj de un soldado irlandés perteneciente al ejército privado de la Muy Honorable Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales. Thackeray ensaya con el comandante Gahagan la sátira despiadada de un tiempo —la recién estrenada época victoriana—, de la moral asociada a ellos —el deber, el decoro y la propiedad— y de unos comportamientos —los de los arribistas sin escrúpulos— que luego perfeccionaría en sus dos obras maestras, La suerte de Barry Lyndon y La feria de las vanidades, y en sus respectivos protagonistas, Redmond Barry y Becky Sharp; sin olvidar alguna que otra andanada dirigida al «invencible valor británico» y a los militares del Imperio. En estas tremebundas aventuras, Thackeray compone un personaje que es el prototipo del irlandés baladrón y matasiete, todo un miles gloriosus que se convierte en digno heredero de ese otro fanfarrón insigne, el barón de Münchhausen de Rudolf Erich Raspe (1785), y que merecería, como este, dar nombre a una enfermedad muy extendida en nuestra época y cuyos síntomas son la mentira patológica, la ambición sin cuento y la inmoderada exageración.

William Thackeray Retold by James Butler Activities by Kenneth Brodey Human interest Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp are two friends. Amelia comes from a wealthy family but her father is made bankrupt. She marries George Osborne, a vain and shallow young man who does not really love her. Becky Sharp, on the other hand, comes from a penniless family, and is determined to use her beauty and charm to find a good position in life. Dossiers: Thackeray and Waterloo A Critic's Assessment of Vanity Fair Exit test

Ésta es la historia de Becky Sharp, una joven muy bella, muy lista y muy ambiciosa, consagrada en cuerpo y alma a escalar peldaños en la competitiva sociedad inglesa de principios del siglo XIX. Becky esta enamorada del placer, del lujo, del dinero, de las fiestas, de la alta posicion social, y pondra en juego todas sus armas para conseguirlo. Recien terminados sus estudios en una escuela de señoritas de buena posicion, y habiendo aprendido a cultivar las relaciones adecuadas, Becky se lanza a la Feria de las Vanidades mundanas dispuesta a convertirse en una de las cortesanas mas deslumbrantes.El retrato de esta inolvidable esnob, de esta arribista sin escrupulos abriendose paso en un avispero en plena ebullicion, se pinta sobre el telon de fondo de las guerras napoleonicas y se completa con una abigarrada galeria de personajes, con los que Thackeray teje uno de los tapices morales mejor diseñados de la narrativa universal. Los valores que definirian la Inglaterra victoriana aparecen satirizados con toda crudeza en esta obra maestra.

Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself whatever the cost...

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No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who 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. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin with his devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to Thackeray's gloriously satirical epic of love and social adventure.

Editorial Backlist. Una de las secciones de más éxito de la revista satírica Punch fue «The Snobs of England by One of Themselves» («Los snobs de Inglaterra por uno de ellos»), en la que, semana tras

Asombrados por su actualidad, leemos este divertidísimo clásico sobre un escándalo financiero en la Bolsa londinense, como si de un Lehman Brothers del pasado se tratara.He aquí la divertida y también educativa historia del joven Samuel Titmarsh, heredero de un famoso diamante y empleado en una compañia de seguros londinense. Preparense para sonreir cada poco, pero tambien para soportar el peso de lo que solemos llamar verdades como puños: esta novela esta tan llena de humor como de certezas sobre el genero humano y sus ambiciones. La singular tia Hoggarty, el fiel amigo Gus Hoskins, el ambicioso empresario Brough y un sinfin de personajes mas desfilan por estas trepidantes paginas cuyo eco llega, y muy vivo, hasta el presente.Un gran clasico del siglo XIX firmado por el autor de otras dos obras miticas: La feria de las vanidades y Barry Lyndon.