Articles related to "Becky Sharp"

An exploration into the vanities of Thackeray's characters. This article provides a look at humorous historical qualities of the novel as well as British life.

Pride and Prejudice and Vanity Fair are constructed quite differently, but the themes of social class, upward mobility and the pursuit of marriage are at their hearts.

Hannan's first novel is an irresistible journey through the opium-addled streets of the nineteenth century American West, seen through the eyes of a witty flash-girl.

Continuing the guide to the "musts" of the poetry, prose, and plays of eighteenth and nineteenth century British writers and their works...

Brief biography of 19th century author William Makepeace Thackeray, best-known for his works Vanity Fair and The Book of Snobs.