Vanity fair
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-18632018
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Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it with her wit, charm, deviousness and determination to make a success of herself whatever the cost. A masterpiece of social satire, featuring one of literature's best-loved characters, Becky Sharp.Ruthless social climber and irrepressible anti-hero Becky Sharp will do anything to raise her position in Society, from impoverished orphan to woman of means. Clever, lively and resourceful, Becky is the total opposite of her naive and sentimental schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a pampered yet good-natured girl from a wealthy family. As both women pursue love and life in London, against the background of the Napoleonic Wars, Thackeray paints a vivid portrait of decadent Regency England and satirises its corruption and flaws to delightful effect.
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Vanity fair / William Makepeace Thackeray.
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Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2018.
Collation:
928 pages ; 20 cm.
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ISBN:
9780008324209 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.8
Language:
English
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BRN:
1207216
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