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William Makepeace Thackeray has always been an author for those
with discriminating literary palettes. `I do not hesitate to name
Thackeray first' said his most devoted disciple, Anthony Trollope.
Few would deny that he is the finest literary stylist of his time.
Thackeray was at his most Thackerayan in what he called `small beer
chronicles': the little things in life. His style reached its
highest pitch in essays, his cutting wit in journalism. This is the
first `sampler' which covers all of Thackeray's versatile genius:
his cartoons, his journalism, his carefully restrained
sentimentality (much to Victorian taste), his cutting satire, his
essayism and what one could grandly call the Thackerayan world
view---summed up (as printed here) in the foreword and afterword of
his masterpiece, Vanity Fair. This collection of incidental pieces
and cartoons (no writer has ever illustrated his own work better)
catches him at his most characteristic. Enjoy. Key Points: * The
first anthology of Thackeray's varied writings as journalist and
essayist * With explanatory notes throughout by scholar and writer
John Sutherland * Illustrated with sketches and cartoons by
Thackeray * A charming gift for fans of Thackeray and Victoriana
The "Four Corners Familiars" series invites contemporary artists to
illustrate and produce a new edition of a classic novel or short
story. This magnificent edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's
"Vanity Fair" (first published in 1847-48) is the sixth in this
series, and is produced by the British artist Donald Urquhart.
Urquhart's black-and-white drawing style and subject matter is
perfectly suited to the themes of "Vanity Fair," which follows the
fortunes of its strong-minded and strong-willed anti-heroine Becky
Sharp through the follies and hypocrisies of early
nineteenth-century British society. Urquhart's drawings, inspired
by the fashions and iconography of 1930s Hollywood, focus
exclusively on Becky Sharp. "I wanted to sideline all the secondary
characters," says Urquhart. The novel is newly typeset in Perpetua
and Felicity (partly chosen for their feminine names), typefaces
designed by Eric Gill.
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Barry Lyndon (Paperback)
William Makepeace Thackeray; Edited by Andrew Sanders
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Set in the second half of the eighteenth century, Barry Lyndon is
the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue whom the
reader is led to distrust from the very beginning. Born into the
petty Irish gentry, and outmanoeuvred in his first love-affair, a
ruined Barry joins the British army. After service in Germany he
deserts and, after a brief spell as a spy, pursues the career of a
gambler in the dissolute clubs and courts of Europe. In a
determined effort to enter fashionable society he marries a titled
heiress but finds he has met his match. First published in 1844,
Barry Lyndon is Thackeray's earliest substantial novel and in some
ways his most original, reflecting his views of the true art of
fiction: to represent a subject, however unpleasant, with accuracy
and wit, and not to moralize. The text is that of George
Sainsbury's 1908 Oxford edition which restores passages cut when
the novel was revised in 1856. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years
Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of
literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects
Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate
text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert
introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the
text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Vanity Fair (Paperback)
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A masterpiece of social satire, featuring one of literature's
best-loved characters, Becky Sharp. Ruthless social climber and
irrepressible anti-hero Becky Sharp will do anything to raise her
position in Society, from impoverished orphan to woman of means.
Clever, lively and resourceful, Becky is the total opposite of her
naive and sentimental schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a pampered yet
good-natured girl from a wealthy family. As both women pursue love
and life in London, against the background of the Napoleonic Wars,
Thackeray paints a vivid portrait of decadent Regency England and
satirises its corruption and flaws to delightful effect.
Introduction by Catherine Peters
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Vanity Fair (Paperback)
William Makepeace Thackeray; Introduction by Owen Knowles; Notes by Owen Knowles; Series edited by Keith Carabine
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With an Introduction and Notes by Owen Knowles, University of Hull.
Thackeray's upper-class Regency world is a noisy and jostling
commercial fairground, predominantly driven by acquisitive greed
and soulless materialism, in which the narrator himself plays a
brilliantly versatile role as a serio-comic observer. Although
subtitled A Novel without a Hero, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes
of two contrasting but inter-linked lives: through the retiring
Amelia Sedley and the brilliant Becky Sharp, Thackeray examines the
position of women in an intensely exploitative male world. When
Vanity Fair was published in 1848, Charlotte Bronte commented: 'The
more I read Thackeray'sworks the more certain I am that he stands
alone - alone in his sagacity, alone in his truth, alone in his
feeling... Thackeray is a Titan.'
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Vanity Fair (Paperback)
William Makepeace Thackeray; Edited by Helen Small
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'I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year.'
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 scepticism 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. ABOUT
THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made
available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,
providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable
features, including expert introductions by leading authorities,
helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for
further study, and much more.
A major TV series starring Olivia Cooke, Simon Russell Beale and
Micheal Palin. Brilliant anti-heroine Becky Sharp will do anything
to climb to society's loftiest heights and couldn't be more
different from her rich, sweet-natured schoolmate, Amelia Sedley.
Their parallel lives are marked by love, lust, marriage, fortune
and loss, in all their different guises, as they navigate the
corrupt circus of upper-class Regency England. Hailed as a literary
masterpiece upon first publication, William Makepeace Thackeray's
Vanity Fair has never waned in popularity and remains a highly
entertaining satire of early nineteenth-century high society. This
gorgeous edition includes an afterword by the prizewinning author
and critic, Henry Hitchings. Designed to appeal to the booklover,
the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift
editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's
Library are books to love and treasure.
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Vanity Fair (Paperback)
William Makepeace Thackeray
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero. To Which Is Added Doctor
Birch, And His Young Friends, Volume 1; Vanity Fair: A Novel
Without A Hero. To Which Is Added Doctor Birch, And His Young
Friends; William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray
Baudry; Galignani, 1849
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Men's Wives (Paperback)
William Makepeace Thackeray; Contributions by Mint Editions
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Men's Wives (1852) is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Divided into three sections-"The Ravenswing"; "Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Berry"; and "Dennis Haggarty's Wife"-Men's Wives satirizes the
married lives of England's elite. In "Ravenswing," a novella,
Captain Walker meets a beautiful young woman named Morgiana Crump.
The daughter of an eccentric hotelier and a retired actress, Miss
Crump is being prepared for marriage by her overeager parents.
Struggling to compete with the countless suitors constantly
crowding Miss Crump, Walker, an officer and a gentlemen, grows
progressively disheartened. "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry" is a
two-part story following one man from youth to adulthood. A fighter
in his schoolboy days, Mr. Frank Berry is now a married man. When a
chance encounter in Versailles reunites him with some old friends,
however, his wife begins to fear that her husband is not yet ready
to settle down. "Dennis Haggarty's Wife" is a short story tracing
the journey from repulsion to marriage between a snobbish
protestant Irishwoman and the Irishman she marries despite his
Catholic heritage. Throughout Men's Wives, a humorous collection of
stories on marriages mostly disastrous, Thackeray effectively
satirizes the lives and loves of his nation's elite. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of William Makepeace Thackeray's Men's Wives is a
classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Vanity Fair (Paperback)
William Makepeace Thackeray; Contributions by Mint Editions
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In Victorian era England, longtime friends Becky Sharp and Amelia
Sedley experience love and loss alongside the many colorful members
of their unique social circle. Despite the ups and downs, they
attempt to maintain their dignity and connection. Becky Sharp is a
bold spitfire who's driven by ambition and eager to solidify her
station in life. Her childhood friend, Amelia Sedley, is a modest
and passive woman, who is mostly viewed as warm and endearing.
Their glaring personalities are on full display as they encounter
various male suitors including Rawdon Crawley and George Osborne.
Becky's flirtatious and manipulative manner makes her a topic of
conversation, while Amelia's loyalty proves to be a cross too heavy
to bear. Vanity Fair is one of William Makepeace Thackeray's most
famous novels. It has been adapted multiple times for television
and film, including a 2004 feature starring Oscar-winner Reese
Witherspoon as the feisty Becky. She is often considered
Thackeray's most memorable character. With an eye-catching new
cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of
Vanity Fair is both modern and readable.
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The Rose and the Ring (Paperback)
William Makepeace Thackeray; Contributions by Mint Editions
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When Fairy Blackstick created a magical rose and ring, she did not
anticipate their existence to be so troublesome. With the power to
warp perception, the rose and the ring each make their bearer seem
beautiful and irresistibly charming. However, as they are passed
down, the magic of the items had been forgotten, leaving their new
owners clueless of this ability. The ring resides in the Paflagonia
kingdom. Giglio, the King's nephew, is the rightful heir to the
throne, but the opportunity was stolen from him as a baby. However,
he owns the ring, which had been passed down from his mother. Since
Giglio does not wear the ring, he is often overlooked in the
family, overshadowed by Princess Angelica. The rose resides in the
Crim Tartary kingdom. Separated for years, the two magical objects
reunite when Prince Bulbo of the Crim Tartary kingdom visits
Paflagonia, carrying his rose with him. When Angelica immediately
falls in love with the prince, this angers Giglio, who had held
feelings for Angelica for a long time. After a passionate
confrontation between Angelica and Giglio, the enchanted ring is
thrown out into the garden, free for anyone to find. As the ring
finds a new owner, complicated love triangles emerge, inciting
fights, threats, and social turmoil. Written like a fairytale, The
Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackery features magic and
dueling kingdoms, capturing the imagination of its audience. Meant
to be a satirical work of romantic comedy, The Rose and the Ring
criticizes the attitudes of monarchs and high society, specifically
challenging their ideals of beauty and marriage. With the
combination of clever satire, imaginative prose, and an exciting
narrative, this novel is both entertaining and thought-provoking.
Originally published in 1855, The Rose and the Ring is a whimsical
tale supporting a meaningful message that still remains relevant to
modern day society. This edition of The Rose and the Ring by
William Makepeace Thackery features a striking new cover design and
is printed in a font that is both modern and readable. With these
accommodations, The Rose and the Ring caters to a contemporary
audience while preserving the original hilarity of Thackery's work.
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Barry Lyndon (Paperback)
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Eager to leave his humble beginnings, Redmond Barry, runs multiple
scams, conning his way into the military and pursuing the fortune
of a young widow.For every momentous achievement, he's riddled with
a bittersweet result. Redmond Barry is born into a poor Irish
family and desires to become a man of status and means. Although
ambitious, he's naturally mischievous and has no interest in doing
things the right way. After falling into debt, he joins the
military but quickly discovers his disdain for public service. He
goes AWOL and attempts to earn a living by cheating people on the
streets. He gambles and lies his way from one situation to the
next. It's not until a major tragedy that Redmond Barry, now known
as Barry Lyndon, is forced to confront his reality. Barry Lyndon is
a character-driven portrait of a man on a path to self-destruction.
William Makepeace Thackeray explores the dangers of debauchery,
greed and overt self-preservation. Alongside Vanity Fair, Barry
Lyndon is one of the author's best-known works. It was famously
adapted for film in 1975 by director Stanley Kubrick. With an
eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of Barry Lyndon is both modern and readable.
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