Publisher's Synopsis
This Thackeray classic, concerned with the descendants of a self-made man, is an attack on Victorian respectability and money-worshipping society. It is edited, with an introduction and notes, by David Pascoe.
About the Publisher
In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.
