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.
Likened to Louisa May Alcott′s Little Women, What Katy Did Next is a timeless classic for both children and adults to enjoy.The story of Katy Carr, the lanky, good-hearted tomboy who learns to be gent
"And now, Katy, it′s your turn. Tell us what you′re going to be when you grow up.""I′m not sure about what I′ll be," replied Katy; "beautiful, of course, and good if I can. That′s what I′d like to be.
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