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'What spectacle is more august than that of a great king in exile?
Who is more worthy of respect than a brave man in misfortune?' When
"Henry Esmond" appeared in 1852, noted writers and critics of the
time acclaimed it as the best historical novel ever written. Set in
the reign of Queen Anne, the story follows the troubled progress of
a gentleman and an officer in Marlborough's army, as he painfully
wrestles with an emotional allegiance to the old Tory-Catholic
England until, disillusioned, he comes to terms of a kind with the
Whiggish-Protestant future. This change also entails a very
uncomfortable switch in his affections. The love story of Henry
Esmond is charged with sombre, unconscious emotions, yet is
skilfully embedded into historical events which are convincing but
never too prominent.
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Vanity Fair (Hardcover)
William Thackeray; Introduction by John Carey
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Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series,
designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these
delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality
colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design In
William Thackeray's Vanity Fair, no one is better equipped in the
struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and
ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to
clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia,
however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines
make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society,
battles - military and domestic - are fought, fortunes made and
lost. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world
is Dobbin with his devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to
Thackeray's gloriously satirical epic of love and social adventure.
"Backgrounds and Contexts" is arranged under three headings.
"Composition and Publication History" combines modern scholarship
with contemporary materials to elucidate the novel's composition
and publication history and present different aspects of
Thackeray's life and work. "Reception" reprints ten contemporary
reviews, both published and unpublished, that suggest the tone of
Vanity Fair's initial reception. "Contexts" includes materials
relating to governesses, historical novels, the Battle of Waterloo
and the military, bankruptcy, regency fashions, and the London
landscape, all of which figure prominently in the novel.
"Criticism" is a collection of nine essays written between 1900 and
1990 that reveal the developing response to Vanity Fair. William C.
Brownell, David Cecil, G. Armour Craig, John Loofbourow, Peter K.
Garrett, Richard Barickman, Susan MacDonald, Myra Stark, Ina
Ferris, Catherine Peters, and James Phelan provide varied
perspectives. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also
included.
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Vanity Fair (Paperback, Rev ed)
William Thackeray; Edited by John Carey; Introduction by John Carey
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‘Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?’ No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles – military and domestic – are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin with his devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to Thackeray’s gloriously satirical epic of love and social adventure. This edition follows the text of Thackeray’s revised edition of 1853. John Carey’s introduction identifies Vanity Fair as a landmark in the development of European Realism, and as a reflection of Thackeray’s passionate love for another man’s wife.
"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control,
length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the
Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. 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.
Essentially a commentary on hypocrisy and those ethical principles
to which society pays lip-service, VANITY FAIR (1847-8) is a
classic epic extending from urban and rural England to Waterloo and
the continental haunts of exiles. Considered one of the greatest
social-satirical novels in English, this edition includes all of
the author's own illustrations.
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