William Thackery: 3 books
by William Thackery
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray. The subtitle, A Novel without a Hero, is apt because the characters are all flawed to a greater or lesser degree; even the most sympathetic have weaknesses, for example Captain Dobbin, who is prone to vanity...
by William Makepeace Thackery
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
William Makepeace Thackeray is a nineteenth-century English novelist born in Calcutta, India. He studied art in London and Paris and worked as a journalist before moving to storytelling. He published many stories in newspapers prior to the release of his satirical masterpiece Vanity Fair in 1847. His...
by Makepeace Thackery,William
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
The affection of protagonists, John and Lucy, and the turmoil that they pass through are beautifully captured here. The gripping novel showcases Thackeray's true genius as a writer. He introduces the reader to characters and scenarios which are based on real life and can easily be related to.