Vanity Fair

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of early 19th-century England, William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero' Vol. I introduces us to the ambitious and cunning Becky Sharp, a young woman determined to climb the social ladder through wit and manipulation. Alongside her is the naive and honorable Amelia Sedley, whose contrasting virtues and vulnerabilities highlight the moral complexities of the era. As their lives intersect amidst war, romance, betrayal, and ambition, Th ...