One of the great Victorian novels by an author at the height of his powers, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of the calculating, upwardly-mobile Becky Sharp and her gentle, good-hearted friend Amelia Sedley as they leave their boarding school and embark upon their lives in Vanity Fair – the social climbing, wealth-obsessed world of Regency England in the time of the Napoleonic Wars. - Summary by Helen Taylor
Chapters
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Chiswick Mall Read by Helen Taylor 20:44
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In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign Read by Helen Taylor 27:12
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Rebecca is in Presence of the Enemy Read by Helen Taylor 20:28
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The Green Silk Purse Read by Helen Taylor 37:12
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Dobbin of Ours Read by Helen Taylor 32:00
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Vauxhall Read by Helen Taylor 36:32
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Crawley of Queen's Crawley Read by Helen Taylor 21:39
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Private and Confidential Read by Helen Taylor 27:13
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Family Portraits Read by Helen Taylor 21:28
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Miss Sharp Begins To Make Friends Read by Helen Taylor 17:25
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Arcadian Simplicity Read by Helen Taylor 44:03
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Quite a Sentimental Chapter Read by Helen Taylor 25:32
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Sentimental and Otherwise Read by Helen Taylor 35:45
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Miss Crawley At Home Read by Helen Taylor 53:49
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In Which Rebecca’s Husband Appears for a Short Time Read by Helen Taylor 26:27
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The Letter on the Pincushion Read by Helen Taylor 25:41
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How Captain Dobbin Bought a Piano Read by Helen Taylor 24:30
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Who Played on the Piano Captain Dobbin Bought Read by Helen Taylor 37:30
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Miss Crawley At Nurse Read by Helen Taylor 31:46
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In Which Captain Dobbin Acts as the Messenger of Hymen Read by Helen Taylor 27:52
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A Quarrel About an Heiress Read by Helen Taylor 25:45
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A Marriage and Part of a Honeymoon Read by Helen Taylor 25:15
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Captain Dobbin Proceeds on His Canvass Read by Helen Taylor 17:59
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In Which Mr. Osborne Takes Down the Family Bible Read by Helen Taylor 38:37
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In Which All the Principal Personages Think Fit to Leave Brighton Read by Helen Taylor 56:48
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Between London and Chatham Read by Helen Taylor 23:19
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In Which Amelia Joins Her Regiment Read by Helen Taylor 19:05
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In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries Read by Helen Taylor 27:24
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Brussels Read by Helen Taylor 38:35
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The Girl I Left Behind Me Read by Helen Taylor 27:52
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In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister Read by Helen Taylor 35:42
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In Which Jos Takes Flight, and the War Is Brought to a Close Read by Helen Taylor 49:16
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In Which Miss Crawley’s Relations Are Very Anxious About Her Read by Helen Taylor 31:42
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James Crawley’s Pipe is Put Out Read by Helen Taylor 50:14
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Widow and Mother Read by Helen Taylor 33:22
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How to Live Well on Nothing a Year Read by Helen Taylor 25:36
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The Subject Continued Read by Helen Taylor 43:38
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A Family in a Very Small Way Read by Helen Taylor 43:46
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A Cynical Chapter Read by Helen Taylor 28:14
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In Which Becky Is Recognized by the Family Read by Helen Taylor 25:20
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In Which Becky Revisits the Halls of Her Ancestors Read by Helen Taylor 33:59
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Which Treats of the Osborne Family Read by Helen Taylor 22:07
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In Which the Reader has to Double the Cape Read by Helen Taylor 27:35
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A Round-about Chapter between London and Hampshire Read by Helen Taylor 30:25
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Between Hampshire and London Read by Helen Taylor 26:48
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Struggles and Trials Read by Helen Taylor 24:01
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Gaunt House Read by Helen Taylor 25:06
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In Which the Reader Is Introduced to the Very Best of Company Read by Helen Taylor 33:14
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In Which we Enjoy Three Courses and a Desert Read by Helen Taylor 21:25
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Contains a Vulgar Incident Read by Helen Taylor 27:19
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In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader Read by Helen Taylor 54:40
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In Which Lord Steyne Shows Himself In A Most Amiable Light Read by Helen Taylor 29:14
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A Rescue And A Catastrophe Read by Helen Taylor 26:01
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Sunday After the Battle Read by Helen Taylor 23:56
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In Which the Same Subject is Pursued Read by Helen Taylor 43:30
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Georgy is Made a Gentleman Read by Helen Taylor 34:54
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Eothen Read by Helen Taylor 24:22
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Our Friend the Major Read by Helen Taylor 32:09
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The Old Piano Read by Helen Taylor 31:19
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Returns to the Genteel World Read by Helen Taylor 16:58
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In Which Two Lights Are Put Out Read by Helen Taylor 40:15
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Am Rhein Read by Helen Taylor 28:56
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In Which We Meet An Old Acquaintance Read by Helen Taylor 32:35
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A Vagabond Chapter Read by Helen Taylor 47:08
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Full of Business and Pleasure Read by Helen Taylor 22:34
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Amantium Irae Read by Helen Taylor 44:09
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Which Contains Births, Marriages, and Deaths Read by Helen Taylor 51:26
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