- Social life and customs, fiction, Women, fiction, Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815) fast (OCoLC)fst01172689, Married women, fiction
No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder.
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Epic, prestige, classical in form and ironic.
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- First published
- 1848
- Pages
- 699
- Publisher
- Pan, J. M'Leod, W.W. Norton
- Editions
- 200
- Language
- Spanish, und, German, Russian
- ISBN
- 9780486457529
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- Social life and customs, fiction
- Women, fiction
- Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815) fast (OCoLC)fst01172689
- Married women, fiction
- Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
- Female friendship, fiction
- British
- Social classes, fiction
- England, fiction
- Married people, fiction
- Friendship, fiction
- British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
“As the Manager of the Performance sits before the curtain on the boards, and, looks into the Fair, a feeling of profound melancholy comes over him in his survey of the bustling place.”
An English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly *Vanity Fair*, a panoramic portrait of English society.
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