Project Gutenberg 2006-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 243 Thackeray, William Makepeace 1811 1863 Titmarsh, Michael Angelo Thackeray, W. M. Titmarsh, M. A. Thackeray, William M. Guiffrey, Georges 1827 1887 Guiffrey, Georges Maurice La foire aux vanités, Tome I Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_Fair_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Foire_aux_vanit%C3%A9s Translation of Vanity Fair, Vol. 1. Produced by Pierre Lacaze, Ralph Janke and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La foire aux vanités, Tome I" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the lives of young women, particularly focusing on Amélia Sedley and Rebecca Sharp, as they navigate the complexities of society, ambition, and relationships. The narrative critiques vanity and social aspirations, showcasing how characters strive for status amidst the chaotic social landscape of their time. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Miss Pinkerton's boarding school, where Miss Amélia Sedley prepares to leave after six years of education. As the scene unfolds, we meet Rebecca Sharp, a canny and ambitious young woman who, despite her humble background, is determined to improve her social standing. The interactions between the girls, their governess, and the domestic staff highlight the contrasts in their personalities and social aspirations, with Amélia embodying innocence and kindness, while Rebecca's cleverness and desire for upward mobility set the stage for future tensions and developments in their trajectories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Satire England -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Female friendship -- Fiction Social classes -- Fiction British -- Europe -- Fiction Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Fiction PR Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: British Literature 965963 2025-08-08T07:43:51.064090 text/html 947239 2006-08-24T15:30:58 text/html 451398 2025-08-08T07:44:02.840015 application/epub+zip 469164 2025-08-08T07:43:54.601055 application/epub+zip 449535 2025-08-08T07:43:53.218041 application/epub+zip 843753 2025-08-08T07:44:09.505959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800111 2025-08-08T07:44:01.802052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 758251 2022-09-09T07:43:37.254871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 939000 2025-08-08T07:43:49.651104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 914824 2006-08-24T15:30:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21361 2025-08-08T07:44:09.672960 application/rdf+xml 16656 2025-08-08T07:43:53.733054 image/jpeg 4019 2025-08-08T07:43:53.476047 image/jpeg 351771 2006-08-24T15:30:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 358665 2006-08-24T15:30:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 442893 2025-08-08T07:43:51.147097 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia