A governess must hide her scandalous past as an actress in 1860’s Lovel, which Thackeray based on his 1854 play The Wolves and the Lamb. “The most overtly theatrical work we have from one of the 19th century’s most theatrical writers.”—Anne Layman Horn, Victorian Literature and Culture.
About the author
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), a British satirical writer, also wrote magazine articles and travel books. His most devoted readers were lords and ladies, whom he satirized in his works. He is best known for his novels Vanity Fair and The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which skewer the pretensions of English high society.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 504 ● ISBN 9781411437821 ● File size 2.4 MB ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862703 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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