If a man's character is to be abused, say what you will, there's nobody like a relation to do the business.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair

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Topic

Hurting others Family

Author

William Makepeace Thackeray

Source

Vanity Fair

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1848 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

India Asia

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Original Citation

Thackeray, William Makepeace. "Vanity Fair." Punch, Jan. 1847-July 1848. Monthly serial.

Current Citation

Thackeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair, edited by John Carey. Penguin Classics, 2013.

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