Set in the years before and after Waterloo, the novel tells the parallel
stories of two schoolfriends - the quiet, long-suffering Amelia and her
brilliant, scheming friend, Becky Sharp. The novel portrays all the corruption
and decadence of 19th-century England.
Set in the years before and after Waterloo, the novel tells the parallel
stories of two schoolfriends - the quiet, long-suffering Amelia and her
brilliant, scheming friend, Becky Sharp. The novel portrays all the corruption
and decadence of 19th-century England.