William Makepeace Thackeray: Vanity Fair

Thackeray's novel without a hero, a story of the manners and morality of society in the years around the Battle of Waterloo, is a respected and admired classic, and also - perhaps more importantly - a document of the time. Like the other writers of his period, Thackeray is more than happy to digress, to follow a tangent away from his story to describe a time or place, and like Hugo's 'Les Miserables' it is in these digressions that the most interesting details emerge. Get 'Vanity Fair' from Amazon here: http://amzn.to/2i5ZdAA Find me on Goodreads here:   / 18927789.christopher_walker   *********************************************************** Did you like this video? Was it helpful? Perhaps think about buying me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/Q5Q2B8Y2 Making videos for YouTube and producing materials for teachers and students alike is a time-consuming and often expensive business. But any little help I can get would make a big difference, so please, think about tipping me a dollar or two so that I can continue making videos for you all. Thank you so much! *********************************************************** Are you big into reading? Do you want more book reviews like this one? Then Like and Subscribe, so that you can get all of my new videos as and when I make them. You can also follow me here: https://closelyobserved.com/   / closelyobservedenglish     / closelyobserved_english   ***********************************************************