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 Vanity Fair eBook
268,757 words, approx. 896 pages
 The complete online text of Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.
 
| Name: |
William Makepeace Thackeray | | Birth Date: |
July 18, 1811 | | Death Date: |
December 24, 1863 | | Place of Birth: |
Calcutta, India | | Place of Death: |
London, England | | Nationality: |
British | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
novelist |
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 Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray
1353 words, approx. 4.5 pages
The British novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) created unrivaled panoramas of English upper-middle-class life, crowded with memorable characters displaying realistic mixtures of virtue, vanity, and vice. When William Makepeace Thackeray beg... summary from source:
Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray
18217 words, approx. 60.7 pages
 Like many of his fellow Victorian novelists, William Makepeace Thackeray is noted for his ability to create memorable characters—such as Major Gahagan, Charles Yellowplush, Becky Sharp, Major Pendennis, Henry and Beatrix Esmond, Colonel Newcome, an... summary from source:
 Biography of William Makepeace Thackeray
16433 words, approx. 54.8 pages
Like many of his fellow Victorian novelists, William Makepeace Thackeray is noted for his ability to create memorable characters--like Major Gahagan, Charles Yellowplush, Becky Sharp, Major Pendennis, Henry and Beatrix Esmond, Colonel Newcome, and not le...
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 Liebovitz, Annie (1949—) Summary
1,079 words, approx. 4 pagesFrom her first assignments for Rolling Stone in the early 1970s to her defining images of celebrity found in Vanity Fair since 1983, Annie Liebovitz has changed the way Americans see the twentieth century. Capturing both the glamorous and the banal... summary from source:
 Vanity Fair Summary
6,943 words, approx. 23 pagesVanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Born in Calcutta, India, in 1811, William Makepeace Thackeray was the only son of Anne Becher and Richmond Thackeray, who worked for the East India Company. After his father’s death in 1815, the young... summary from source:
Vanity Fair Summary
1,656 words, approx. 6 pagesThe original Vanity Fair, superbly edited by the inimitable Frank Crowninshield from 1914 to 1936, was the epitome of elan during the teens and twenties. A unique amalgam of art, literature, humor, fashion, and social commentary, Vanity Fair attracted... summary from source:
 Vanity Fair Information
3,142 words, approx. 11 pages
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes society in early 19th-century England. The term "vanity fair" originates from the allegorical story The Pilgrim's Progress, published in 1678 by John Bunyan...
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 The Village Voice Vanity Fair
09/01/2004: 577 words, approx. 2 pages VANITY FAIR Directed by Mira Nair Focus Opens September 1 BLONDE AMBITION Portrait of a lady: Reese takes on Thackeray 's social-climber heroine while playing herself Our culture of celebrity is such that, during the opening scenes of... summary from source:
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Vanities fair
10/12/2003: 1,151 words, approx. 4 pages Vanities fair Dressing tables return as the ultimate personal space By ELAINE MARKOUTSAS Universal Press Syndicate Sunday, October 12, 2003 Dressing tables -- or vanities, as they're also aptly named -- are very personal, although some might consider them frivolous... summary from source:
 The New York Observer Michael Roberts to Vanity Fair
4/13/2006: 275 words, approx. 1 pagesMichael Roberts New Yorker fashion director Michael Roberts is moving over to Vanity Fair, according to a press release just issued by Conde Nast today. Full release after the jump. —Gabriel ShermanFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANITY FAIR GRAYDON CARTER NAMES MICHAEL ROBERTS FASHION AND STYLE DIRECTOR... summary from source:
AP News Bono to edit Vanity Fair's Africa issue
3/6/2007: 277 words, approx. 1 pagesRock star and activist Bono is adding another title to his resume: first-ever guest editor of Vanity Fair. The U2 frontman will edit the magazine's Africa-themed July issue, on newsstands in early June, on behalf of his Project RED campaign, it was announced Tuesday."We've talked...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Christopher Coates
5,812 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, Coates examines how the editorial decisions regarding the illustration of Vanity Fair affected the reader's interpretation of the novel.
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