Vanity Fair (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket)

<h3><strong style=color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>~ Collector's Edition ~ Laminated Hardback with Jacket ~</strong></h3><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sharp-tongued ambitious and utterly relentless Becky Sharp refuses to accept the limits society places on her clawing her way up the ranks of England's elite with charm wit and ruthless cunning. In contrast her sweet-natured friend Amelia Sedley believes in love loyalty and honor-virtues that offer little protection in a world ruled by wealth and status. As war looms and fortunes shift both women navigate the treacherous landscape of high society where betrayal lurks behind every polite smile. Glittering ballrooms scandalous affairs and the unrelenting pursuit of power collide in a dazzling satire of human vanity and ambition.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A scathing satire of 19th-century British society </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Vanity Fair</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> exposes the hypocrisy greed and relentless ambition that define the upper classes. Thackeray's razor-sharp wit and unflinching realism set the novel apart from the sentimental fiction of its time offering a bold critique of a world where morality bends to power and wealth. Through its unforgettable anti-heroine Becky Sharp the book challenges traditional notions of virtue making it a groundbreaking work in literary realism. More than just a novel Vanity Fair serves as a mirror to human nature proving that the pursuit of status and success remains as relevant today as it was two centuries ago.</span></p>