Georgy is Made a Gentleman

Satire

Vanity Fair

by William Makepeace THACKERAY (1811 - 1863)

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes society in early 19th-century England. Like many novels of the time, Vanity Fair was published as a serial before being sold in book form; it was printed in 20 monthly parts between January 1847 and July 1848.Thackeray meant the book to be not only entertaining but also instructive; this is shown both by the narrator of the book and in Thackeray's private correspondence. The novel is now remembered as a classic of English literature, though some critics claim that it has structural problems; Thackeray sometimes lost track of the huge scope of his work, mixing up characters' names and minor plot details. The number of allusions and references it contains can make it difficult for modern readers to follow.

Listen next episodes of Vanity Fair:
A Vagabond Chapter , Am Rhein , Amantium Irae , Eothen , Full of Business and Pleasure , In Which Two Lights Are Put Out , In Which We Meet An Old Acquaintance , Our Friend the Major , Returns to the Genteel World , The Old Piano , Which Contains Births, Marriages, and Deaths