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Vanity FairWilliam Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair

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Original author: William Makepeace Thackeray

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"Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel published serially from 1847 to 1848. Set during and after the Napoleonic Wars, it follows two contrasting women: the cunning, ambitious Becky Sharp, who schemes her way through society despite having no money, and the gentle, wealthy Amelia Sedley. Subtitled "A Novel without a Hero," this satirical work deconstructs traditional ideas of heroism while exposing the vanities and pretensions of early 19th-century British society through an unreliable narrator who frames the story as a puppet show.

Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #599.

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68 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter999 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Chiswick Mall2,630 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign3,820 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Rebecca Is in Presence of the Enemy2,871 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Green Silk Purse5,082 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Dobbin of Ours4,276 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Vauxhall4,984 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Crawley of Queen's Crawley3,136 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Private and Confidential3,756 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Family Portraits2,947 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Miss Sharp Begins to Make Friends2,449 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: Arcadian Simplicity5,989 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Quite a Sentimental Chapter3,452 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Sentimental and Otherwise4,799 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Miss Crawley at Home7,268 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: In Which Rebecca's Husband Appears for a Short Time3,418 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Letter on the Pincushion3,436 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano3,373 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought4,976 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Miss Crawley at Nurse4,295 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen4,112 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: A Quarrel About an Heiress3,764 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon3,571 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass2,563 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible5,594 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton7,962 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: Between London and Chatham3,257 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: In Which Amelia Joins Her Regiment2,629 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries3,852 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: Brussels5,451 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: "The Girl I Left Behind Me"4,080 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI: In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister4,780 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII: In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close6,772 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII: In Which Miss Crawley's Relations Are Very Anxious About Her4,284 words
  1. 35.Chapter XXXIV: James Crawley's Pipe Is Put Out6,982 words
  2. 36.Chapter XXXV: Widow and Mother4,597 words
  3. 37.Chapter XXXVI: How to Live Well on Nothing a Year3,552 words
  4. 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Subject Continued6,211 words
  5. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: A Family in a Very Small Way6,129 words
  6. 40.Chapter XXXIX: A Cynical Chapter3,799 words
  7. 41.Chapter XL: In Which Becky Is Recognized by the Family3,519 words
  8. 42.Chapter XLI: In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors4,906 words
  9. 43.Chapter XLII: Which Treats of the Osborne Family3,112 words
  10. 44.Chapter XLIII: In Which the Reader Has to Double the Cape3,966 words
  11. 45.Chapter XLIV: A Round-about Chapter between London and Hampshire4,317 words
  12. 46.Chapter XLV: Between Hampshire and London3,777 words
  13. 47.Chapter XLVI: Struggles and Trials3,486 words
  14. 48.Chapter XLVII: Gaunt House3,610 words
  15. 49.Chapter XLVIII: In Which the Reader Is Introduced to the Very Best of Company4,725 words
  16. 50.Chapter XLIX: In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert3,100 words
  17. 51.Chapter L: Contains a Vulgar Incident3,790 words
  18. 52.Chapter LI: In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader7,521 words
  19. 53.Chapter LII: In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself in a Most Amiable Light4,259 words
  20. 54.Chapter LIII: A Rescue and a Catastrophe3,668 words
  21. 55.Chapter LIV: Sunday After the Battle3,677 words
  22. 56.Chapter LV: In Which the Same Subject is Pursued6,217 words
  23. 57.Chapter LVI: Georgy is Made a Gentleman5,008 words
  24. 58.Chapter LVII: Eothen3,538 words
  25. 59.Chapter LVIII: Our Friend the Major4,792 words
  26. 60.Chapter LIX: The Old Piano4,559 words
  27. 61.Chapter LX: Returns to the Genteel World2,463 words
  28. 62.Chapter LXI: In Which Two Lights are Put Out5,836 words
  29. 63.Chapter LXII: Am Rhein4,357 words
  30. 64.Chapter LXIII: In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance4,861 words
  31. 65.Chapter LXIV: A Vagabond Chapter6,751 words
  32. 66.Chapter LXV: Full of Business and Pleasure3,285 words
  33. 67.Chapter LXVI: Amantium Irae6,277 words
  34. 68.Chapter LXVII: Which Contains Births, Marriages, and Deaths7,199 words