Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
1,234 pages~21 hrs
“A novel without a hero, where everyone is playing for keeps in the game of social status.”
Step into the glittering, treacherous world of Regency England, where the indomitable Becky Sharp will stop at nothing to conquer high society. This biting satire weaves a tale of ambition, scandal, and survival set against the explosive backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
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