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Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair A Novel without a Hero is a brilliant satire by William Makepeace Thackeray that explores the intricacies of early 19th-century English society. Originally published as a serial over 20 monthly parts from January 1847 to July 1848, Thackeray aimed to entertain while also providing insightful commentary on the human condition. The novels engaging narrator and Thackerays correspondence reveal his intention to offer both amusement and reflection. Today, Vanity Fair stands as a classic of English literature, though some critics note its structural challenges, including occasional character name mix-ups and intricate plot details that can perplex modern readers. This show includes AI-generated content.

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106 episodes

  1. Sketches Of The Fair Sex-Anonymous 6:06:57
  2. Unknown Masterpiece-Honoré de Balzac 1:26:11
  3. Stories of the Royal Humane Society-Frank Mundell 3:28:59
  4. Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson-Watkin Tench 6:34:21
  5. War and Peace, Book 14 1812-Leo Tolstoy 2:08:40
  6. Running Water-A. E. W. Mason 8:37:53
  7. War and Peace, Book 02 1805-Leo Tolstoy 4:38:56
  8. Crome Yellow, Version 2-Aldous Huxley 6:04:36
  9. Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 005-Various 6:02:19
  10. War and Peace, Book 15 1812-1813-Leo Tolstoy 2:30:33
  11. Collection of Letters (Dramatic Reading)-Jane Austen 49:27
  12. Lesley Castle (Dramatic Reading)-Jane Austen 1:13:59
  13. Country Wife-William Wycherley 3:34:58
  14. Utopia (Robinson translation)-Thomas More 6:03:33
  15. Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra-Unknown 1:09:49
  16. Tysons-May Sinclair 4:56:16
  17. Duchess of Langeais-Honoré de Balzac 7:14:19
  18. Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystery-Freeman Wills Crofts 8:53:56
  19. Louis Lambert-Honoré de Balzac 4:01:23
  20. Pantheisticon-John Toland 1:53:09
  21. Underground Railroad, Part 4-William Still 8:33:17
  22. John Donne's Satires-John Donne 1:22:52
  23. New Alice in the Old Wonderland-Anna Matlack Richards 4:10:23
  24. Lesley Castle (Dramatic Reading)-Jane Austen 1:13:59
  25. Marriage Contract-Honoré de Balzac 6:16:46
  26. Louis Lambert-Honoré de Balzac 4:01:23
  27. Thousandth Woman-E. W. Hornung 3:19:08
  28. Trailin'!-Max Brand 7:20:48
  29. Spirit of the Curé of Ars-Alfred Monnin 6:16:14
  30. Book of Sibyls Mrs. Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs. Opie, Miss Austen-Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie 6:02:12
  31. History of Troilus and Cressida (version 2)-William Shakespeare 3:43:21
  32. Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125)-Aesop 32:30
  33. Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark-Mary Wollstonecraft 5:47:45
  34. Cossacks Their History and Country-William Penn Cresson 6:33:19
  35. Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200)-Aesop 31:50
  36. Frederic the Great-Thomas Babington Macaulay 3:16:20
  37. Joseph Conrad-Hugh Walpole 2:17:29
  38. EDWY A Poem, in Three Parts-Ann Radcliffe 56:31
  39. War and Peace, Book 02 1805-Leo Tolstoy 4:38:56
  40. 067 - Which Contains Births Marriages and Deaths 58:53
  41. 066 - Amantium Irae 44:44
  42. 065 - Full of Business and Pleasure 23:09
  43. 064 - A Vagabond Chapter 49:09
  44. 063 - In Which We Meet An Old Acquaintance 33:23
  45. 062 - Am Rhein 27:57
  46. 061 - In Which Two Lights Are Put Out 37:48
  47. 060 - Returns to the Genteel World 15:52
  48. 059 - The Old Piano 27:36
  49. 058 - Our Friend the Major 28:19
  50. 057 - Eothen 20:46