" At first glance, Vanity Fair appears to be another simple nineteenth century British romance. The main protagonists are two young, unmarried women, and some gentlemen from upper class families. Jane Austen's notation about single men in possession of a good fortune being in need of a wife seems to apply here. But after the initial date scenes, the story descends into issues of class warfare, the struggle against poverty, true and false chivalry, the curse of debt, the role of peerages and titles in society, and whether good and bad, or justice and injustice, can appear in the same person. All around, a good story that also raises good questions. "
— Tim, 2/10/2014