No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles - military and domestic - are fought, fortunes made and lost. The one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin ...

The anthology 'The Greatest Christmas Poems & Carols in One Volume (Illustrated)' presents a rich tapestry of festive verse that captures the spirit and reverence of Christmas through a diverse array of voices and literary styles. The collection brings together the works of renowned poets from various literary epochs, infusing traditional and romantic styles with the celebratory essence of Christmas carols and profound contemplations on the season's significance. Standout pieces range from...

This meticously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson) Angels from the Realms of Glory (James Montgomery) Christmas in the Olden Time (Walter Scott) Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling) Old Santa Claus (Clement Clarke Moore) The Twelve Days of Christmas Silent Night Minstrels (William Wordsworth) Ring Out, Wild Bells (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Hymn O...

Vanity Fair is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society, reflecting both its satirisation of early 19th-century British society and the many illustrations drawn by Thackeray to accompany the text. It was published as a single...

Greed, gold-digging and deception sit at the heart of Vanity Fair. Its no joke that its subtitled a novel without a hero -- William Makepeace Thackeray mercilessly skewered the pretentions and flaws of the upper class all throughout it. The result is a gloriously witty social satire.It opens with two young women departing from a ladies academy: dull, sweet Amelia (rich) and fiery sharp-witted Rebecca (poor). Becky Sharp is a relentless social climber, and her first effort to rise a...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Christmas Poems & Carols - Premium Collection of the Greatest Christmas Poems in One Volume (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson) Angels from the Realms of Glory (James Montgomery) Christmas in the Olden Time (Walter Scott) Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling) Old Santa Claus (Clement Clarke Moore) The Twelve Days of ...

Free audiobook link + Interactive table of contents“I think I could be a good woman, if I had five thousand a year,” observes beautiful and clever Becky Sharp, one of the wickedest—and most appealing—women in all of literature. Becky is just one of the many fascinating figures that populate William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel Vanity Fair, a wonderfully satirical panorama of upper-middle-class life and manners in London at the beginning of the nineteenth century.Scorned for ...

"Vanity Fair" is a novel by the English writer William Thackeray, first published in 1847-1848. The novel, which is a satire on English society at the beginning of the XIX century, describes the life and ambitions of various characters against the background of bourgeois values and moral principles of that time. The central figures of the work are two women, Rebecca Sharp and Amelia Sedley, who represent opposite types of characters. Rebecca is an intelligent but ruthless and self—serving ...

First published in the year 1850, the present novel 'The History of Pendennis' by William Thackeray is set in 19th-century England, particularly in London. The main hero is a young English gentleman Arthur Pendennis, who is born in the country and sets out for London to seek his place in life and society.

Embark on a journey through the lavish courts of 18th-century Europe with "Barry Lyndon" by William Thackeray. Prepare to be transported to a world of intrigue, ambition, and betrayal as you follow the captivating story of Redmond Barry's rise and fall.But amidst the opulence of aristocratic society, what dark secrets will Barry Lyndon uncover?In this sweeping epic, William Thackeray masterfully weaves a tale of ambition and hubris, where the pursuit of power and fortune ...

"We have all read a statement—we have all, I say, been favoured by perusing a remark, that when the times and necessities of the world call for a Man, that individual is found. Thus at the French Revolution, when it was requisite to administer a corrective dose to the nation, Robespierre was found; a most foul and nauseous dose indeed, and swallowed eagerly by the patient, greatly to the latter’s ultimate advantage: thus, when it became necessary to kick John Bull out of America, Mr. Washi...

First published in the year 1859, the present historical novel 'The Virginians' by William Thackeray tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up to his taking a commission in the British army and fighting under the command of General Wolfe at the capture of Quebec. On the outbreak of the American War of Independence he takes the revolutionary side. George, who is also a British officer, thereupon ...