Vanity Fair
The story of English society in the early nineteenth century.
The story of English society in the early nineteenth century.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781613822289 (1613822286)
Publish date: January 23rd 2012
Publisher: Simon & Brown
Pages no: 10
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
Literary Fiction,
19th Century,
English Literature
Ich möchte diese Rezension mit einem meiner Lieblingszitate aus dem Buch beginnen: Ein vornehmes Publikum wird es ebensowenig vertragen, eine abenteuerliche Schilderung des Lasters zu lesen, wie eine wirklich feingebildete Engländerin oder Amerikanerin es dulden würde, dass das Wort "Hosen" vor ih...
Es ist das erste Buch, was wir in unserem Buchclub gemeinsam im November lesen wollten. Wollten... Zu aller Mann Verteidigung: es lässt sich nicht so lockerflockig weglesen, wie wir uns das vermutlich alle vorgestellt haben. Ich habe es immerhin innerhalb von 8 Wochen geschafft...uff. Worum geht es ...
Vanity Fair is a big surprise for me. I was expecting a story about the trial and tribulations of a couple of plucky lady friends what I discovered was a witty, satirical novel that made me laugh several times, engaged my attention always and even moving at times.On the surface Vanity Fair is a stor...
Excessively Long Book Syndrome: It takes ages to read and it's more than a 100 years old, therefore it must be great, right? Wrong! So wrong, in this case, that the editor's claim that it "has strong claims to be the greatest novel in the English language" is laughable. It's not even the greatest su...
1. I'm not sure how I feel about William Dobbin. (He gained my respect immensely when he finally understood it's time to Have a Talk with Amelia. I do realize he is supposed to be the epitome of love, fidelity and honesty, and that Amelia's circumstances were tough, but managing one's life to such e...
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