William Makepeace Thackery and George Saintsbury - Vanity Fair: A Portrait of Becky Sharp

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Vanity Fair - The Transitory Nature of Roast Beef

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Aug 31, 2004
Pros: Fun, intellectually stimulating reading
Cons: Somewhat long-winded

Summary: Numbering among the Harvard Classics, Vanity Fair holds a venerable position in the annals of English Literature. William Makepeace Thackeray wrote his leviathan novel over a two-year period as a series of installments from 1847-1848. The ... read more
by astromish

The farthest thing from Austen

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Jul 14, 2003
Pros: Plot, character detailing
Cons: Rambling at parts, many characters have the same names leading to confusion

Summary: William Thackeray �s �Vanity Fair� possesses a certain cynicism that can delight and sadden at the s ... read more

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