“Vanity Fair” by William Makepeace Thackeray is a brilliant social satire featuring one of the most beloved characters in literature, Becky Sharp, who is a ruthless social climber with an irrepressible spirit.
Becky Sharp is a resourceful and clever woman who will do anything to advance her social status, from becoming an orphan to becoming a wealthy woman. She is in contrast to her naive schoolmate Amelia, who comes from a wealthy but generous family.
In the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, Thackeray portrays a vivid picture of the decadence of Regency England, satirising its corruption and faults with delightful effects.
Величайшее произведение английской литературы XIX века. Одна из лучших книг великого реалиста Уильяма Теккерея, которая описывает великолепный портрет безжалостной, циничной и совершенно аморальной женщины — Бекки Шарп.
Электронная Книга «Vanity Fair» написана автором Уильям Мейкпис Теккерей в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007480814
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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.
