Vanity Fair (Franklin Library 100 Greatest books of all time 1977)

William Thackeray

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.

Features:

• Franklin Library 100 Greatest Books of all Time Limited Edition
• Publisher Franklin Library, Pennsylvania; 1977
• Leather Hardback with Gilt Page Edges, Silk Endpapers, Silk Bookmark, 726pp
• With the original illustrations of the author
• Size 240 x 165mm, 1.8kg