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The dazzling British literature of the 19th century contributed a large number of famous works to the reading world. The masterpiece "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) deserves to occupy a very prominent position in this magnificent starry sky. Becky Sharp, the daughter of a poor painter, lost her parents when she was young, but she was extremely smart. After graduating from boarding school on a part-time basis, she started out as a tutor. She seized every opportunity, sharpened her head and got into the upper class society of the Victorian era, becoming a dazzling social star. The rise of this beauty, against the magnificent historical background of the Battle of Waterloo, presents the most successful artistic image of a female adventurer in world literature. Thackeray's words are sharp, witty and humorous, and his anatomy of life is subtle. For nearly 160 years since its publication, this book has been hailed as a satirical mirror and a cautionary book. This book contains a complete set of more than 40 illustrations hand-drawn by Sacret for the novel, which is of great collection value.

"Vanity Fair" content summary: It mainly describes that the heroine is discriminated against in society, so she uses various strategies and even uses sex to seduce and curry favor with the rich and powerful, and she uses all means to climb up. This character is neither evil nor kind, but very humane and completely a product of the times. The work bitterly satirizes various ugly phenomena in the "vanity fair" where conscience and honor are traded, and is good at using profound psychological description and vivid details to depict characters. It is a masterpiece of realism.