William Thackeray - Vanity Fair in 2 volumes. Gift books bound in leather

England in the early nineteenth century ruled by success and wealth

Vanity Fair is not only the most famous novel by the Victorian writer William Thackeray, but also one of the most widely read works in the whole world. The pages of this book unfold a wide panorama of the life of England in the first half of the XIX century. A long line of people from different social circles pass before the reader: businessmen, aristocrats, officials, members of parliament, landowners, military, diplomats, governesses, lackeys. They all live according to the laws of the "fair", where everything is sold and everything is bought, where success and wealth rule everything. It is extremely fascinating to watch how their destinies intertwine with each other, forming bizarre patterns and paintings.