Vanity Fair

Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave Miss Pinkertons school and enter the tawdry and cut-throat world of the early nineteenth century, with Becky better equipped to scale the heights of Regency society and Captain William Dobbin standing alone as a steadfast, selfless, and dutiful man.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 800 pages
Publication date: 25 April 2019
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, two young women from Miss Pinkerton's school, embark on their journey into the tawdry and cut-throat world of the early nineteenth century. Becky, a scheming, brilliant, and ruthless orphan, is better equipped than anyone to climb the heights of Regency society. On the other hand, Amelia is sweet, quiet, and passive, yearning for the love of the self-obsessed and raffish soldier George Osborne. Amidst the machinations and jostling for wealth and status, Captain William Dobbin, with his hidden love for Amelia, stands alone as a steadfast, selfless, and dutiful man.

Vanity Fair is an epic and sweeping satire, set against a backdrop of gaudy elegance and merciless personal ambition. It is a landmark of English literature, woven into the climactic events of the Napoleonic Wars and featuring a cast of unforgettable characters.

Weight: 628g
Dimension: 193 x 137 x 49 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781847497963