203 títulos para "Thackeray William Makepeace"

Esposas

Thackeray William Makepeace

"Esposas" es un libro de 1852, cuando ya William Makepeace Thackeray había conseguido éxito literario con Barry Lyndon y La feria de las vanidades. Gozando del respeto de público y crítica, el autor elaboró un proyecto que intentaba analizar de manera humorística todas las contradicciones de la soci...

El viudo Lovel

Thackeray, William Makepeace

Elisabeth, una bella joven, se ve obligada a trabajar en un teatro ínfimo para sostener a su pintoresca familia, los Prior. Protegida por un huésped de su madre, el solterón que relata los hechos, entra a trabajar como institutriz en la casa de su rico amigo Lovel, que enviuda al poco tiempo. Por la...

VANITY FAIR

Thackeray, William Makepeace

The Book of Snobs

William Makepeace Thackeray

THE BOOK OF SNOBS (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a masterpiece of British Victorian satire that spares no one, exposing every strata of society to the sublime ridicule that only the author of VANITY FAIR could dole out. The term "snob" was popularized in unmatched fashion through the publi...

El llibre dels snobs

Thackeray, William Makepeace

Virus que es propaga a passes de gegant, l'esnobisme, dissimulat sovint sota la capa de la ignorància, afecta una bona part de la població. «Una societat que dóna preeminència a la cortesia i menysprea les arts i les lletres, jo la tinc per una societat esnob», diu l'autor. I és que hi ha esnobs ent...

Vanity Fair

William Thackeray Makepeace

Chapter I - Chiswick Mall, Chapter II - In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign, Chapter III - Rebecca is in Presence of the Enemy, Chapter IV - The Green Silk Purse, Chapter V - Dobbin of Ours, Chapter VI - Vauxhall, Chapter VII - Crawley of Queens Crawley, Chapter VIII - P...

The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush ...

William Makepeace Thackeray

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Vanity Fair

Thackeray, William Makepeace

La fira de les vanitats II

Thackeray, William Makepeace

Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray

In Victorian era England, longtime friends Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley experience love and loss alongside the many colorful members of their unique social circle. Despite the ups and downs, they attempt to maintain their dignity and connection. Becky Sharp is a bold spitfire whos driven by ambitio...

Barry Lyndon

William Makepeace Thackeray

Eager to leave his humble beginnings, Redmond Barry, runs multiple scams, conning his way into the military and pursuing the fortune of a young widow.For every momentous achievement, hes riddled with a bittersweet result. Redmond Barry is born into a poor Irish family and desires to become a man of...

Rose and the Ring

William Makepeace Thackeray

When Fairy Blackstick created a magical rose and ring, she did not anticipate their existence to be so troublesome. With the power to warp perception, the rose and the ring each make their bearer seem beautiful and irresistibly charming. However, as they are passed down, the magic of the items had b...