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Vanity Fair

by William M Thackeray

Vanity Fair Cover

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Publisher Comments:

The story of English society in the early nineteenth century.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780451524898
Subtitle:
A Novel Without a Hero
Afterword:
Pritchett, V. S.
Author:
Thackeray, William Makepeace
Author:
Pritchett, V. S.
Afterword:
Pritchett, V. S.
Publisher:
Signet Classics
Location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
British and irish fiction (fictional works by
Subject:
England
Subject:
British and irish
Subject:
Satire
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Signet classic
Series Volume:
96-678
Publication Date:
July 1962
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
830
Dimensions:
6.88x4.19x1.40 in. .84 lbs.

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