Vanity fair : a novel without a hero
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Small, Helen editor.
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
ISBN
9780198727712, 0198727712
Lexile measure
1260L
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
lvi, 967 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780198727712, 0198727712
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 12.4, 66 Points
Lexile measure
1260

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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Becky Sharp is sharp, calculating, and determined to succeed. Craving wealth and a position in society, she charms, hoodwinks, manipulates everyone she meets, rising in the world as she attaches herself to a succession of rich men. Becky's fortunes are contrasted with those of her best friend Amelia, who has none of Becky's wit and vitality but whose gentle-heartedness attracts the devotion of the loyal Dobbin. Set during the Napoleonic wars, Vanity Fair follows Becky as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. Thackeray paints a panoramic portrait of the age, with war, money and national identity his great subjects. The battle for social success is as fierce as the battle of Waterloo, and its casualties as stricken. The satire is at once biting and profound, sparing none in a clear-eyed exposure of a world on the make. Thackeray's skepticism of human motives borders on cynicism yet Vanity Fair is among the funniest novels of the Victorian age. This new edition includes all Thackeray's original illustrations. - Publisher.
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1260L,Lexile

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thackeray, W. M., & Small, H. (2015). Vanity fair: a novel without a hero (New edition.). Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 and Helen Small. 2015. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero. Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 and Helen Small. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero Oxford University Press, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thackeray, William Makepeace, and Helen Small. Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero New edition., Oxford University Press, 2015.

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