Vanity Fair

1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
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Vanity Fair
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Vanity Fair

Summary

Vanity Fair is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,383 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vanity Fair authored William Makepeace Thackeray[3].
  • Vanity Fair's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Vanity Fair's illustrator is recorded as William Makepeace Thackeray[5].
  • Vanity Fair was published by Punch[6].
  • Vanity Fair's genre is satirical fiction[7].
  • Vanity Fair followed Mrs. Perkins's Ball[8].
  • Vanity Fair's depicts is recorded as acting charades[9].
  • Vanity Fair's Commons category is recorded as Vanity Fair (novel)[10].
  • Vanity Fair's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Vanity Fair's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • Vanity Fair was published on 1848[13].
  • Vanity Fair's has edition or translation is recorded as Vanity Fair[14].
  • Vanity Fair's has edition or translation is recorded as Q77463003[15].
  • Vanity Fair's has edition or translation is recorded as La Foire aux vanités[16].
  • Vanity Fair's has edition or translation is recorded as Q118123906[17].
  • Vanity Fair's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137531449[18].
  • Vanity Fair's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515591[19].
  • Vanity Fair's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515787[20].
  • Vanity Fair's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vanity Fair (1848)[21].
  • Vanity Fair's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[22].
  • Vanity Fair's published in is recorded as Punch[23].
  • Vanity Fair's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vanity Fair'}[24].
  • Vanity Fair's different from is recorded as Vanity Fair[25].
  • Vanity Fair's derivative work is recorded as Vanity Fair[26].
  • Vanity Fair's derivative work is recorded as Vanity Fair[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Vanity Fair authored William Makepeace Thackeray[3]. It was published by Punch[6].

Publication

Vanity Fair was published on 1848[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is satirical fiction[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Vanity Fair followed Mrs. Perkins's Ball[8].

Why It Matters

Vanity Fair ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,383 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author William Makepeace Thackeray
    Described by source The Encyclopedia Americana
    Topic's main category Category:Vanity Fair (1848)
    Language of work or name English
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