{"product_id":"vanity-fair-paperback-2","title":"Vanity Fair - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Makepeace Thackeray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubtitled a novel without a hero, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eRegarded as Thackeray's best novel and masterpiece, \u003ci\u003e Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e was published in serial form in 1847-48 in \u003ci\u003ePunch\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his day, William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63) enjoyed a popularity equivalent to that of Charles Dickens. A contributor to \u003ci\u003ePunch\u003c\/i\u003e and an editor of the \u003ci\u003eCornhill Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e Thackeray possessed an acerbic wit that he directed chiefly at middle-class Victorian morality. \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e is his best-known work; his other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Luck of Barry Lyndon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe History of Henry Esmond, Esq.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 800\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.85 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vanity Fair\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 66\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687656034367,"sku":"9780486457529","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4cfd266a81955757561a0350cf98dca8.webp?v=1764979355","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/vanity-fair-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}