Books with author William Makepeace

Subtitled "a novel without a hero," Vanity Fair offers an acidly satirical romp across all levels of English society during the Napoleonic wars. William Thackeray focuses on how the war affects people other than soldiers, the typical heroes. All of his characters are deeply flawed, from social climber Becky Sharp and sweet Amelia Sedley to caddish George Osborne and loyal William Dobbin. Becky, liar and hypocrite, takes center stage as one of literature's great female protagonists. Penniless, armed with only her beauty, charm, and cunning, she claws her way forward by practicing the corrupt principles of her world. Becky seduces her enemies and betrays friends with a charismatic energy that has captivated generations of readers.Regarded as Thackeray's best novel and masterpiece, Vanity Fair was published in serial form in 1847–48 in Punch and established the author's literary reputation as well as his social status and financial security. Critic A. E. Dyson acclaimed it as "one of the world's most devious novels, devious in its characterization, its irony, its explicit moralizing, its exuberance, its tone. Few novels demand more continuing alertness from the reader, or offer more intellectual and moral stimulation in return."

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayHow is this book unique? Illustrations IncludedVanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 1847–48, satirising society in early 19th-century Britain. It follows the lives of two women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, amid their friends and family. The novel is now considered a classic, and has inspired several film adaptations. In 2003, Vanity Fair was listed at #122 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's best-loved books.

This book is an illustrated version of the original The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray. “When a man has this sort of vocation it is all nonsense attempting to elude it. He must speak out to the nations; he must unbusm himself, as Jeames would say, or choke and die. 'Mark to yourself,' I have often mentally exclaimed to your humble servant, 'the gradual way in which you have been prepared for, and are now led by an irresistible necessity to enter upon your great labour. First, the World was made: then, as a matter of course, Snobs; they existed for years and years, and were no more known than America.”

Works of William Makepeace Thackeray with active table of contents. Works include:Adventures of Major GahaganBalladsThe Bedford-Row ConspiracyThe Book of SnobsBurlesquesCatherine: A StoryThe Christmas Books of Mr. M. A. TitmarshFatal BootsThe Fitz-Boodle PapersGeorge CruikshankThe Great Hoggarty DiamondHenry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four GeorgesThe History of Henry EsmondThe History of PendennisJohn Leech's Pictures of Life and CharacterA Little Dinner at Timmins'sLittle Travels and Roadside SketchesThe Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, EsqMen's WivesThe Newcomes, Memoirs of a Most Respectable FamilyNotes on a Journey from Cornhill to Grand CairoThe Paris Sketch BookThe Rose and the RingRoundabout PapersThe Second Funeral of NapoleonSome Roundabout PapersBluebeard’s GhostVanity Fair, A Novel without a HeroThe VirginiansThe Wolves and the LambThe Yellowplush Papers, Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray"The Book of Snobs is a collection of satirical works by William Makepeace Thackeray first published in the magazine Punch as The Snobs of England, By One of Themselves. Published in 1848, the book was serialised in 1846/47 around the same time as Vanity Fair. While the word 'snob' had been in use since the end of the 18th century Thackeray's adoption of the term to refer to people who look down on others who are ""socially inferior"" quickly gained popularity. William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. He is known for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society. "