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(US)  \n9780822013204  \n9780764513404 English  \nThackeray, William Makepeace,--1811- 1863.  \n1964  \n820.9008  \nThackeray, William Makepeace,--1811- 1863.  \nPage i  \nPage 1  \nVanity Fair  \nNotes  \nby  \nMildred R. Bennett University of Nebraska  \nincluding Introduction to the Novel  \nLife of the Author Summaries and Commentaries  \nCritical Analysis Character Analyses Questions for Review Selected Bibliography  \nINCORPORATED LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501  \nPage 2  \nEditor  \nGary Carey, M.A.  \nUniversity of Colorado Consulting Editor  \nJames L. Roberts, Ph.D.  \nDepartment of English University of Nebraska  \nISBN 0-8220-1320-7 © Copyright 1964 by Cliffs Notes, Inc.  \nAll Rights Reserved Printed in U. S.A.  \n1999 Printing  \nThe Cliffs Notes logo, the names ''Cliffs\" and \"Cliffs Notes,\" and the black and yellow diagonal-stripe cover design are all registered trademarks belonging to Cliffs Notes, Inc., and may not be used in whole or in part without written permission.  \nCliffs Notes, Inc. Lincoln, Nebraska  \nPage 3  \nContents  \nIntroduction 5  \nAbout the Author 5  \nSummaries and Critical Commentaries 7  \nCritical Analysis 50  \nCharacters 61  \nQuestions 72  \nSelected Bibliography 74  \nPage 5  \nIntroduction  \nVanity Fair, a satirical novel of manners, was published (1847-48) in serial form without sufficient time for revisions by Thackeray. Occasionally, time sequences are not clear. Names are not always consistent; for example, Mrs. Bute Crawley is sometimes Martha, sometimes Barbara. Glorvina, sister of Peggy O'Dowd, is also called Glorvina O'Dowd, as if she were Major O'Dowd's sister. Promotion in military status may change titles, and advancement in society may change rank and title. In spite of the confusion, Vanity Fair fascinates the careful reader.  \nOver a hundred years ago when this book was written, readers had time to savor Thackeray's various digressions into morals, psychology, and human foibles. The modern reader may be bewildered by the rambling, and by the vast number of characters, some of whom appear only as names. However, he will have no trouble following the six main characters through changes of fortune and, in some cases, of outlook. Any curiosity aroused concerning a character will be satisfied by the time one has finished the story.  \nFor the purposes of this study, the book has been divided into the original installments as published. This set of notes does not attempt to take the place of reading the book. It would be impossible to catch the sly irony, the tongue-in-cheek humor of Thackeray's remarks on the human race without reading Vanity Fair at sufficient leisure to realize its subtle meanings.  \nOf necessity, because of the length of the book, this condensation  \nmust leave out many incidents and commentaries by the author. For this reason, also, the student is urged to read Vanity Fair for himself.  \nAbout the Author  \nWilliam Makepeace Thackeray was born at Calcutta in 1811. His father, Richmond Thackeray, had been an Indian civil servant, as had William's grandfather. His mother was nineteen at the date of his birth, was left a widow in 1816, and married Major Henry Carmichael Smyth in 1818.  \nOn his way to England from India, the small Thackeray saw Napoleon on St. Helena. His attendance at a school run by a Dr. Turner gave him experience later used in Vanity Fair.  \nAlways an independent spirit, he went his own way, attending various schools, but leaving Cambridge without taking a degree. His relatives  \nPage 6  \nwanted him to study law; he leaned toward the fine arts. At Trinity College, Cambridge, he contributed to a little paper called The Snob.  \nA visit to Weimar bore fruit in the sketches of life at a small German court which appear in Vanity Fair. 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