Vanity Fair is the story of anti-hero Becky's spectacular rise and fall as she gambles, manipulates and seduces her way through high society against the backdrop of Waterloo and the Napoleonic wars. 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 in the world, whatever. THE CLASSIC NOVEL WHICH INSPIRED THE MAJOR TELEVISION SERIES FROM THE MAKERS OF POLDARK AND VICTORIA 'I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year' Vanity Fair 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. Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. William Makepeace Thackerays classic novel follows. Vanity Fair Paperback Octoby William Makepeace Thackeray (Author) 4,219 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 0.74 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 22.99 26 Used from 14.50 27 New from 18.52 Paperback 16.00 1 New from 16. Description for Vanity Fair (Vintage Classics) Paperback. British artist Donald Urquharts new edition of Vanity Fair, the sixth book in our Familiars series.
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