TY - BOOK AU - Thackeray,William Makepeace AU - Carey,John TI - Vanity fair: a novel without a hero T2 - Penguin classics SN - 9780141439839 (pbk.) : AV - PR5618 PY - 2003/// CY - London PB - Penguin KW - Social classes KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Fiction KW - Classics KW - eflch KW - ukslc KW - George III, 1760-1820 N1 - This ed. originally published: 2001 N2 - Set during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, this classic gives a satirical picture of a worldly society. The novel revolves around the exploits of the impoverished but beautiful and devious Becky Sharp. An introduction by John Carey is included in this edition ER -