In this work, a letter from "S. HIGGS" informs one character of his disowning and the resulting small annuity he is granted in place of an inheritance. Sambo and Blenkinsop are the servant and housekeeper, respectively, of a central household in this work, and Captain Macmurdo discusses the possibility of an affair with his friend, who determines that the suspect is (*) Lord Steyne. Jos is seduced and mysteriously dies soon after having assigned a life insurance payment to his seducer, and Sir Pitt proposes to his governess but finds out she is already married to his son in this novel. One character's husband dies at Waterloo after expressing his desire to start an affair, and this novel ends with William Dobbin marrying the widow of George Osborne. For 10 points, name this work about Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp, a "novel without a hero" by William Makepeace Thackeray.
In this work, a letter from "S. HIGGS" informs one character of his disowning and the resulting small annuity he is granted in place of an inheritance. Sambo and Blenkinsop are the servant and housekeeper, respectively, of a central household in this work, and Captain Macmurdo discusses the possibility of an affair with his friend, who determines that the suspect is (*) Lord Steyne. Jos is seduced and mysteriously dies soon after having assigned a life insurance payment to his seducer, and Sir Pitt proposes to his governess but finds out she is already married to his son in this novel. One character's husband dies at Waterloo after expressing his desire to start an affair, and this novel ends with William Dobbin marrying the widow of George Osborne. For 10 points, name this work about Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp, a "novel without a hero" by William Makepeace Thackeray.
In this work, a letter from "S. HIGGS" informs one character of his disowning and the resulting small annuity he is granted in place of an inheritance.
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero