Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair

Laufzeit ca. 6 Stunden 37 Minuten. Sprache: Englisch.
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EAN 4056198013014
Veröffentlicht September 2005
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Beschreibung

Vanity Fair, with its rich cast of characters, takes place on the snakes-and-ladders board of life. Amelia Sedley, daughter of a wealthy merchant, has a loving mother to supervise her courtship. Becky Sharp, an orphan, has to use her wit, charm, and resourcefulness to escape from her destiny as a governess.
This she does ruthlessly, musing: "I think I could become a good woman, if I has 5.000 pounds a year." Thackeray's story is set at the time of the battle of Waterloo, in which the Sedley fortunes are lost - and Amelia is back to square one - while Becky rises with contemptuous ease.