A woman in this novel has an affair with the Marquis of Steyne and is later introduced to the Prince Regent by the marquis, and she later takes out a life insurance policy on Jos after separating from her husband Rawdon Crawley; that woman, Becky Sharp, is contrasted with the rich Amelia Sedley.
This novel satirizes the British Empire by imagining one of its mean spirited characters as the Collector of Boggeley Wallah. In this novel's chapter "In Which We Enjoy Three Courses and a Dessert," the ladies of Gaunt House, including Lady Bareacres, are bullied into sending a dinner invitation to a low-class woman. A woman in this novel has an affair with the Marquis of Steyne and is later introduced to the Prince Regent by the marquis, and she later takes out a life insurance policy on Jos after separating from her husband Rawdon Crawley; that woman, Becky Sharp, is contrasted with the rich Amelia Sedley. For 10 points, name this "novel without a hero", the masterpiece of William Thackeray.
This novel satirizes the British Empire by imagining one of its mean spirited characters as the Collector of Boggeley Wallah.
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero