Vanity Fair

by W.M. Thackeray

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1. Daniel McNeilInterview

   Vanity Fair by W.M. Thackeray, Beyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James, and Culture and Imperialism by Edward Said.

2. The Best Classic Novels For BeginnersReading list

   I was assigned this book in an English class. I remember dragging it home with dread. It was so long! And it was so old! Then I started reading. I’m a sucker for a tale of friendships between girls/women- how they can be amazing, and also destructive. The two characters, Becky Sharp and Emma Sedley, are not to be…

3. Angie HobbsInterview

   All Jane Austen; The Sword of Honour Trilogy by Evelyn Waugh; Naples ’44 by Norman Lewis; Vanity Fair by William Thackeray; Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières.

4. Eileen CookInterview

   One summer while complaining there was nothing to do, my mom gave me her copy of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I think she thought it would at least keep me busy for a while, but it also opened up the idea of reading older books. I then went on to Vanity Fair, Rebecca etc.

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