Vanity Fair A Novel Without A Hero

THACKERAY, William

Published by The Modern Library, 1950

About this Item

THACKERAY, William [730] pp. The Modern Library 1950 7 1/4" x 5" Vanity Fair is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray, which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial (the last containing Parts 19 and 20) from 1847 to 1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society, which reflects 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 Thackeray's interest in deconstructing his era's conventions regarding literary heroism. It is sometimes considered the "principal founder" of the Victorian domestic novel. Seller Inventory # 19206

Bibliographic Details

Title: Vanity Fair A Novel Without A Hero

Publisher: The Modern Library

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good