![]() A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. Garrett, Richard Barickman, Susan MacDonald, Myra Stark, Ina Ferris, Catherine Peters, and James Phelan provide varied perspectives. 'Criticism' is a collection of nine essays written between 19 that reveal the developing response to Vanity Fair. 'Contexts' includes materials relating to governesses, historical novels, the Battle of Waterloo and the military, bankruptcy, regency fashions, and the London landscape, all of which figure prominently in the novel. 'Reception' reprints ten contemporary reviews, both published and unpublished, that suggest the tone of Vanity Fair' s initial reception. 'Composition and Publication History' combines modern scholarship with contemporary materials to elucidate the novel' s composition and publication history and present different aspects of Thackeray' s life and work. 'Backgrounds and Contexts' is arranged under three headings. ![]()
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