Filled with hilarious dialogue and superb characterizations, "Vanity Fair" is a richly entertaining comedy that asks the reader, "Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?"
Features more than 100 illustrations drawn by Thackeray himself for the initial publication. Nicholas Dames is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and is the author of "Amnesiac Selves: Nostalgia, Forgetting, and British Fiction, 1810-1870," and other commentary on nineteenth-century British and French fiction.
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Filled with hilarious dialogue and superb characterizations, "Vanity Fair" is a richly entertaining comedy that asks the reader, "Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?"
Features more than 100 illustrations drawn by Thackeray himself for the initial publication. Nicholas Dames is Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and is the author of "Amnesiac Selves: Nostalgia, Forgetting, and British Fiction, 1810-1870," and other commentary on nineteenth-century British and French fiction.
Imprint | Barnes & Noble Books |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2005 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Authors | William Makepeace Thackeray |
Introduction by | Nicholas Dames |
Dimensions | 170 x 220 x 48mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Unsewn / adhesive bound / Paper over boards / With dust jacket |
Pages | 696 |
Edition | illustrated edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-59308-365-6 |
Barcode | 9781593083656 |
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LSN | 1-59308-365-3 |