Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero
The best entry point to Thackeray's major satirical fiction.
Author guide
William Makepeace Thackeray Books in Order
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist, satirist, essayist, poet, lecturer, and illustrator. Writing under his own name and pseudonyms including Michael Angelo Titmarsh and George Fitz-Boodle, he produced major Victorian novels such as Vanity Fair, The History of Pendennis, The Newcomes, The History of Henry Esmond, and The Virginians, as well as travel books, essays, lectures, children's books, poetry, and graphic work.
satirical fictionhistorical fictiontravel writingessayslecturespoetrychildren's literaturetheatreillustration
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
The Paris Sketch-Book
A concise introduction to his travel writing, essays, stories, and illustrations.
The Rose and the Ring
A short, playful introduction to his illustrated fantasy and children's writing.
Read in order
Books by series
series · complete
The Christmas Books of Mr M. A. Titmarsh
A sequence of five illustrated Christmas gift books written and illustrated by Thackeray under the pseudonym M. A. Titmarsh.
- 1 Mrs. Perkins's BallAmazon ↗
Book 1 · illustrated-storybook · 1847
- 2 Our StreetAmazon ↗
Book 2 · illustrated-storybook · 1848
- 3 Doctor Birch and His Young FriendsAmazon ↗
Book 3 · illustrated-storybook · 1849
- 4 The Kickleburys on the RhineAmazon ↗
Book 4 · illustrated-storybook · 1850
- 5 The Rose and the RingAmazon ↗
Book 5 · fairy-tale · 1855
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (14)
- Catherine: A StoryAmazon ↗
novel · 1839
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A Shabby Genteel StoryAmazon ↗unfinished-novella · 1840
- The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.Amazon ↗
memoir-novel · 1844
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Rebecca and Rowena: A Romance upon RomanceAmazon ↗parodic-novella · 1846
- Vanity Fair: A Novel without a HeroAmazon ↗
novel · 1847
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The History of PendennisAmazon ↗novel · 1848
- The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty DiamondAmazon ↗
novella · 1841
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Men's WivesAmazon ↗novel · 1852
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The History of Henry EsmondAmazon ↗historical-novel · 1852
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The NewcomesAmazon ↗novel · 1853
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The VirginiansAmazon ↗historical-novel · 1857
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Lovel the WidowerAmazon ↗novel · 1860
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The Adventures of Philip on His Way through the WorldAmazon ↗novel · 1861
- Denis DuvalAmazon ↗
unfinished-novel · 1864
Nonfiction (6)
- The Paris Sketch-BookAmazon ↗
travel-sketch-collection · 1840
- The Little Travels and Roadside SketchesAmazon ↗
travel-sketch-collection · 1840
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The Second Funeral of NapoleonAmazon ↗travel-sketch-collection · 1841
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The Irish Sketch BookAmazon ↗travel-book · 1843
- Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand CairoAmazon ↗
travel-book · 1846
- The Student's Quarter, or Paris Five-and-Thirty Years SinceAmazon ↗
travel-sketch-collection · 1885
Short fiction (3)
Essays and speeches (4)
Plays (1)
- L'Abbaye de Penmarc'hAmazon ↗
play · 1840
Other (4)
- Flore et ZéphyrAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1836
- Thackerayana: Notes and Anecdotes Illustrated by Nearly Six Hundred SketchesAmazon ↗
graphic-collection · 1875
- The Orphan of Pimlico, and Other Sketches, Fragments and DrawingsAmazon ↗
graphic-collection · 1876
- Etchings by the Late William Makepeace Thackeray While at CambridgeAmazon ↗
graphic-work · 1878