William Makepeace: 300 books

Warum eigentlich müssen Romane immer an jenem Punkt, wenn Held und Heldin einander geheiratet haben, „höchst unbefriedigend schließen und regelrecht verfrüht bereits auf Seite 320 des dritten Bandes enden“? Warum zum Beispiel musste Sir Walter Scotts großartiges Werk damit enden, dass Ivanhoe...

“I think I could be a good woman, if I had five thousand a year,” observes beautiful and clever Becky Sharp, one of the wickedest—and most appealing—women in all of literature. Becky is just one of the many fascinating figures that populate William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel Vanity Fair,...

Catherine: A Story was the first full-length work of fiction produced by William Makepeace Thackeray. It first appeared in serialized installments in Fraser's Magazine between May 1839 and February 1840. Thackeray's original intention in writing it was to criticize the Newgate school of crime fiction,...

Jahrmarkt der Eitelkeit (Originaltitel: Vanity Fair, or, a Novel without a Hero, 1847/1848 in Fortsetzungen im Londoner Satiremagazin „Punch“ erschienen; deutsch 1849) ist ein wichtiges Werk des englischen Schriftstellers William Makepeace Thackeray, der neben Charles Dickens als der...

William Makepeace Thackeray was one of the mid-19th century's most popular authors, and this is one of his famous works, which is still widely read today.

William Makepeace Thackeray's "John Lecch's Pictures of Life and Characters" focuses around his opinions of the works of English caricaturist and illustrator, John Leech (29 August 1817 - 29 October 1864).

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like Becky...

Published in 1852, William Makepeace Thackeray's Men's Wives showcases Mr. Walker, who, after pondering over the beauty of a theatre actress, approaches her and makes several attempts to get information about her. Discovering the reality of the heroine, he is then caught up in distressing circumstances. The narrative also reveals the tragic relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry.

William Makepeace Thackeray's The Tremendous Adventures of Major Gahagan (1838) is a satirical novel about Anglo-Indian culture and life. The main character and narrator, Major Gahagan, is serving in India with the British Army. The story tells his adventures and portrays the various battles in...

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like Becky...

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like Becky...

Born in Calcutta in 1811, William Makepeace Thackeray's earliest works were sharp satirical barbs written under a variety of pen names. After struggling through a rocky start as an author, Thackeray would go on to write several well-loved novels, including Vanity Fair, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, and Catherine....

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair (1847), a panoramic portrait of English society. Thackeray began as a satirist and parodist, with a sneaking fondness for roguish upstarts like Becky...

Voici le chef d'oeuvre anglais du XIXème siècle, écrit par le grand William Makepeace Thackeray, et seul Dickens peut rivaliser avec lui en ce qui concerne l'impact littéraire qu'eurent ses romans à cette époque. La Foire aux Vanités est sans contexte son plus grand livre dans lequel Thackeray...