Set during the Napoleonic wars, Vanity Fair follows Becky Sharp as she cuts a swathe through Regency society. War, money, and national identity are the themes of Thackeray`s great satirical novel, as it exposes a world on the make. In Becky, Thackeray created one of the most memorable female characters in Victorian fiction.

A new edition of one of the greatest Victorian novels, Thackeray`s masterpiece, whose satire of society is as pertinent now as when it first appeared in 1847-8.
A great novel of the Napoleonic wars, centring on the Battle of Waterloo.
Helen Small`s introduction establishes Thackeray as the leading humourist of the nineteenth century, whose satire still has bite. The introduction explores the themes of war, money, and national identity, and love as a battlefield between the sexes.
Full, helpful notes, an up-to-date bibliography and chronology of Thackeray.
Includes all Thackeray`s original illustrations for the novel.
New to this edition

New Introduction by Helen Small.
Up-to-date Bibliography.
Revised and expanded Chronology.
All new and expanded Notes.