William Makepeace Thackeray - Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero

Category: General Fiction

Narrator: Georgina Sutton

Tags: General Fiction, Bestsellers, Literature

Vanity Fair A Novel without a Hero By: William Makepeace Thackeray Narrated by: Georgina Sutton Length: 32 hrs and 18 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 03-06-13 Language: English Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks, Publishers Summary, 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 5,000 a year., Thackerays 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., Download the accompanying reference guide. Public Domain (P)2013 Naxos AudioBooks