Thackeray, William Makepeace - The Works - 1879

共22/24册（缺少2册）/ Thackeray, William Makepeace. London: Smith Elder § Philadelphia, 1879. 原文为英文。

每卷均有黑白内外页插图，来自当时的众多艺术家，包括作者Georges du Maurier等。

装帧（时代/出版社）为绿色布面，表面以压花图案装饰，背部为平整并饰以金线、册名和作者姓名的金色字样。

装帧有轻微摩损及使用痕迹，对装帧无实质影响，内页略有黄斑和污迹，但无大碍。整体为装饰性美观的珍贵装帧。两卷的书名页均完整。

每卷页数大约400至500页，尺寸约为20×14厘米，重量约15千克（含包装）。

William Makepeace Thackeray 最为人所知的是他对英国家庭社会的讽刺作品，尤其是《名利场》；他在青年时期曾以不同笔名公开发表，以避免个人批评。他后来从事新闻业，这也是他早年涉猎过的领域，撰写艺术批评、短篇讽刺和书评。他开始创作更长篇的小说，并也为《Punch》杂志供稿。晚年时他的作品获得更高的声誉，被誉为与 Charles Dickens 相当。

William Makepeace Thackeray is best known for his satirical works looking at English society, most especially for 'Vanity Fair'. He tended to be quite savage in his attacks on society, publishing under various pseudonyms in his youth to avoid personal criticism. He took up journalism, something he had dabbled with in the past, and wrote art critiques, short sketches, and reviewed books. He started writing longer works of fiction and contributed to Punch magazine as well. In the latter part of his life he achieved greater acclaim for his work and was considered the equal of Charles Dickens.