Vanity Fair
 

Vanity Fair

This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Vanity Fair (disambiguation).
Vanity Fair

Title-page to Vanity Fair, drawn by Thackeray, who furnished the illustrations for many of his earlier editions
Author William Makepeace Thackeray
Illustrator William Makepeace Thackeray
Country Flag of the United Kingdom UK
Language English
Publisher Punch magazine (serialized)
Publication date January 1847 and July 1848 (serialized in 20 parts)
Media type Print

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes society in early 19th-century England.

The term "vanity fair" originates from the allegorical story The Pilgrim's Progress, published in 1678 by John Bunyan where there is a town fair held in a village called Vanity.

The novel has inspired several film adaptations.

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