• ISBN13: 9788124805824
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
• Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
• Publication Date: September 20, 2025
• Pages: 754
• Original Price: INR 595.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 560 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Classics, Historical / 19th Century / General, and Satire

"The world is a looking glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face."

Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, Vanity Fair chronicles the intertwining lives of two women who couldn't be more different-Rebecca Sharp, a cunning and ambitious orphan, and her schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a gullible woman born into wealth and privilege. First published in 1848, Vanity Fair is a panoramic tale of the bustling society of early nineteenth-century England. The satirical and realistic portrayal of society's follies is brought to life through a cast of memorable characters, including the caddish George, the awkward yet devoted William, the scheming Becky, the naïve Emmy and the hot-tempered Rawdon. Replete with sharp wit, keen insights and vivid portrayal of Regency England, this work continues to captivate readers across generations."

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was a British novelist, known for his sharp wit and keen observations of Victorian society. After his father’s death, his mother Anne, who worked for the East India Company, sent him back to England. He attended Charterhouse, a place that he often satirized as ‘Slaughterhouse’ in his works. His breakthrough came with the publication of Vanity Fair in 1848. He married Isabella Gethin Shawe at 25 and worked as a regular contributor to many newspapers such as Fraser’s Magazine, The Morning Chronicle, The Foreign Quarterly Review and Punch to support his family. Thackeray’s wife later succumbed to depression and was eventually cared for by the Thompson family, outliving her husband by 30 years. He achieved immense fame and was sought after even by the lords and ladies he satirised, often being compared to Charles Dickens and remaining in the top three writers during his time. Thackeray, known as the ‘greatest literary glutton’, passed away at the age of 52. His writing style, characterized by his keen observation of human behaviour and his sardonic humour, continues to captivate readers to this day.

Noteworthy works by William Makepeace Thackeray:
• The Yellowplush Papers (1837)
• A Shabby Genteel Story (1840)
• The Paris Sketchbook (1840)
• The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844)
• The Book of Snobs (1848)
• Pendennis (1850)
• Men’s Wives (1852)
• Ballads (1857)
• The Virginians (1859)
• The Orphan of Pimlico (1876)

• Before the Curtain ………………….. ix
• 1. Chiswick Mall ………………………..1
• 2. In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign ………………….8
• 3. Rebecca Is in Presence of the Enemy ………………………..17
• 4. The Green Silk Purse …………………………..25
• 5. Dobbin of Ours ……………………………………38
• 6. Vauxhall ……………………………..49
• 7. Crawley of Queen’s Crawley …………………62
• 8. Private and Confidential ………………………70
• 9. Family Portraits ……………………………………79
• 10. Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends ……………86
• 11. Arcadian Simplicity ……………………….92
• 12. Quite a Sentimental Chapter ……………106
• 13. Sentimental and Otherwise ………………115
• 14. Miss Crawley at Home ………………………127
• 15. In Which Rebecca’s Husband Appears for a Short Time ……………..146
• 16. The Letter on the Pincushion …………………….155
• 17. How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano ………….164
• 18. Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought ………..173
• 19. Miss Crawley at Nurse ……………….185
• 20. In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen ……………196
• 21. A Quarrel About an Heiress ……………………206
• 22. A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon ……………..215
• 23. Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass …………224
• 24. In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible ……………231
• 25. In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton ……………245
• 26. Between London and Chatham …………….265
• 27. In Which Amelia Joins Her Regiment …………..273
• 28. In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries ………………280
• 29. Brussels …………………..290
• 30. “The Girl I Left Behind Me” …………………….304
• 31. In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister ………………………314
• 32. In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close……………….326
• 33. In Which Miss Crawley’s Relations Are Very Anxious About Her ………….343
• 34. James Crawley’s Pipe Is Put Out …………………..354
• 35. Widow and Mother …………………………..371
• 36. How to Live Well on Nothing a Year ………………382
• 37. The Subject Continued ……………………….391
• 38. A Family in a Very Small Way ………………406
• 39. A Cynical Chapter …………………………………420
• 40. In Which Becky Is Recognized by the Family ………….430
• 41. In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors ……….439
• 42. Which Treats of the Osborne Family ……………………451
• 43. In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape ………459
• 44. A Round-about Chapter Between London and Hampshire …………469
• 45. Between Hampshire and London ……………….480
• 46. Struggles and Trials …………………489
• 47. Gaunt House ………………………….498
• 48. In Which the Reader Is Introduced to the Very Best of Company ………..507
• 49. In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert ………………519
• 50. Contains a Vulgar Incident ………………..527
• 51. In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader ………..536
• 52. In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light …………555
• 53. A Rescue and a Catastrophe …………….565
• 54. Sunday After the Battle …………………….574
• 55. In Which the Same Subject Is Pursued …………583
• 56. Georgy Is Made a Gentleman ………………………599
• 57. Eothen …………………………611
• 58. Our Friend the Major ………620
• 59. The Old Piano …………………..632
• 60. Returns to the Genteel World …………..643
• 61. In Which Two Lights Are Put Out ………..649
• 62. Am Rhein ……………663
• 63. In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance ……………674
• 64. A Vagabond Chapter ………………….686
• 65. Full of Business and Pleasure …………702
• 66. Amantium Irae …………………711
• 67. Which Contains Births, Marriages, and Deaths ……………..727