A grave survey of humanity's futile ambitions, showing how wealth, power, and fame all end in ruin.
Books that mention The Vanity of Human Wishes (2)
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy: “A faint gleam of humour passed over her face as she said: "Bring Beaumont and Fletcher's Maid's Tragedy, and the Mourning Bride, and let me see -- Night Thoughts, and the Vanity of Human Wishes."”
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine: “I should reread Johnson's The Vanity of Human Wishes”