In this book, a female graduate of Miss Pinkerton's Academy is loved by William Dobbin though she is married to George Osborne, who dies in battle at Waterloo.
One character in this novel sells horses at inflated prices to those fleeing a war-torn city. Another character is made governor of Coventry Island by the Marquis of Steyne. In this book, a female graduate of Miss Pinkerton's Academy is loved by William Dobbin though she is married to George Osborne, who dies in battle at Waterloo. It focuses on the good-natured Amelia Sedley and the anti-heroine, Becky Sharp. It takes its name from a locale in Pilgrim's Progress and is subtitled "A Novel without a Hero." For 10 points, name this novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.
One character in this novel sells horses at inflated prices to those fleeing a war-torn city.
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero