Vanity Fair (1848)
0.2611Canon Score · ranked #39 all time
Aggregated from 7 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles - military and domestic - are fought, fortunes made and lost
Why it ranks #39
Every list on which Vanity Fair appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #24 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #75 / 500 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #122 / 200 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |