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    The Newgate Novel

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    great controversy and notably drew criticism from William Makepeace Thackeray‚ who satirised them in several of his novels and attacked the authors openly. Contents [hide]  * 1 Works * 2 Decline * 3 Notes * 4 References * 5 Further reading | [edit] Works Among the earliest Newgate novels were Thomas Gaspey ’s Richmond (1827) and History of George Godfrey (1828)‚ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ’s Paul Clifford (1830) and Eugene Aram (1832)‚ and William Harrison Ainsworth ’s Rookwood (1834)‚ which featured

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    Imagine it is dark‚ and you’re not able to see anything. You are blind and clueless in a dangerous world. But you are with your family‚ your sweet‚ sweet family. They will look after you‚ and will be your eyesight. Then‚ you feel a presence behind you. A figure shadowing on your back. You feel a hot breath‚ one a demon or a dragon would breathe. You scream in terror‚ not knowing who or what the monster was. You then hear the laugh‚ the joy‚ of your brother. He was the predator‚ and you were the

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    “Vanity Fair” book review “Vanity Fair” by William Makepeace Thackeray is a satirical novel of manners‚ first published in 1848. It has received impressive reviews and is most recognizable out of all Thackeray’s works. Nowadays it is considered to be one of the classic books that everyone should read. The action of the novel takes place in 19th century. The main plot concentrates on lives of two women‚ Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley‚ who although friends‚ are very different from one to another

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    Great Victorian Writers

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    WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY William Makepeace Thackeray was an English author‚ novelist and satirist who gained international fame and popularity for his novel Vanity Fair.  His most famous works include novels Catherine‚ The Luck of Barry Lyndon and The Adventures of Philip. Initially started as a satirist and parodist‚ Thackeray produced some of fine examples of this genre. The author was also a journalist and columnist and contributed sketches for the Fraser’s magazine before writing his first

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    Vanity Fair (Book Report)

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    Vanity Fair A Novel without a Hero (Book Report) I. Book title: “Vanity fair: A novel without a Hero” II. Author: William Makepeace Thackeray III. Theme: Thackeray wants his audience to realize how vanity itself can affect how people act. It is mainly a story about two girls with different outlooks in life; entangled in problems that neither of them could face well. IV. Main Characters: Miss Barbara Pinkerton – presiding over an Academy for Young ladies Jemima Pinkerton – sister

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    Godless society in William Makepeace Thackeray’s „Vanity Fair” W.M. Thackeray’s Vanity Fair is one of the most outstanding and influential novels in English literature. Thackeray made obvious‚ both in his role as the narrator of Vanity Fair and in his private correspondence about the book‚ that he meant it to be not just entertaining but instructive. Like all satire‚ Vanity Fair has a mission and a moral of a great importance. The author introduces his extended metaphor of nineteenth-century

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    The 19th century was characterized by sharp contradictions. In many ways it was an age of progress: railways and ships were built‚ great scientific discoveries were made‚ education became more widespread; but al the same time it was an age of profound social unrest‚ because there was too much poverty‚ too much injustice. The growth of scientific inventions mechanized industry and increased wealth‚ but this progress only enriched the few at the expense of the many. Dirty factories‚ long hours of work

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    Vanity Fair Essay

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    Vanity Fair‚ by William Makepeace Thackeray In the novels of Thackeray‚ essay is so much mixed up with narrative‚ and comment with characterization‚ that they can hardly be thoroughly appreciated in poor editions. The temptation to skip is almost irresistible‚ when wisdom can be purchased only at the expense of eyesight. We are therefore glad to welcome the commencement of a new edition of his writings‚ over whose pages the reader can linger at his pleasure‚ and quietly enjoy the subtleties of humor

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    Vanity Fair

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    VANITY FAIR William M. Thackeray | 1811–1863 Monday‚ October 29‚ 12 The Title Vanity: excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements Fair: a competitive exhibition for the amusement of the public In his 1678 allegory “The Pilgrim’s Progress‚” John Bunyan called London “Vanity Fair.” A well-known passage of the Bible claims‚ “All is Vanity.” Monday‚ October 29‚ 12 The Title “But my kind reader will please to remember that this history has Vanity Fair for

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    on the account that they were taking away local jobs‚ which the Maharashtrians (local public) deserved. He also referred to the South Indians often as ‘lunghiwalas’ and ‘yandugunduwalas mimicking their culture‚ clothing style and language. Bal Thackeray caricatured the south Indians as ‘madrassi’ in his publications in the newspaper‚ thus publicizing his opinion which was‚ surprisingly‚ widely accepted by the Maharashtrians and the Marathi population had expressed its xenophobia to the migrants

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