Audio Sample
W.M. Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Read by Jane Lapotaire
abridged
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 had £5000 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.
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5 CDs
Running Time: 6 h 37 m
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ISBN: 978-962-634-120-9 Digital ISBN: 978-962-954-568-0 Cat. no.: NA512012 Download size: 96 MB BISAC: FIC004000 Released: May 2000 -
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