Read this when
Vanity Fair
Thackeray called it 'A Novel without a Hero' in 1848. He'd have had thoughts about your feed. 🎭
Who it's for
Thackeray's narrator shows a whole society chasing money, rank and approval, and refuses to make anyone a pure hero (the subtitle is 'A Novel without a Hero').
Feelings it meets
What it is
Thackeray's satirical novel, serialized from 1847 to 1848 and subtitled 'A Novel without a Hero', follows two contrasting women in early 19th-century England during the Napoleonic Wars era. Ambitious Becky Sharp schemes to rise in society, while gentle Amelia Sedley marries George Osborne against his father's wishes.
Where to find it
Public domain in the US; free on Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks, with free LibriVox audiobooks. Also widely in print (Penguin Classics, Oxford World's Classics and others), in libraries (Libby/.
Before you start
Heads up: Death in battle and an implied poisoning.
Age: Ages 14+
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Conclusion”
