William Thackeray
1) Vanity Fair
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Vanity Fair is a satirical masterpiece; a sweeping panorama of early 19th Century English life. It follows the fortunes of the virtuous Amelia Sedley and the infamous Becky Sharp. Becky is one of literature's most important and controversial female characters; born into the lower classes, she must rely on her wit, guile and sexuality to master Regency society. And neither friendship nor trust can abate Becky's desire to climb London's social ladder...
2) Vanity fair
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Chronicles the exploits of Becky Sharp, an unscrupulous young woman who is determined to achieve wealth and social success.
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Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is William Thackeray's celebrated satirical novel of 19th century British society. Vanity Fair follows the rags-to-riches tale of the captivating and ruthless Becky Sharpe as she navigates her way through London society with fearsome determination and ambition.
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Der Diener Yellowplush lebt zusammen mit seinem Herrn Frederick Altamont zur Untermiete bei der Familie Shum in London. Frederick Altamont hat sich unsterblich in Mary, die jüngste Tochter der Familie, verliebt und Yellowplush hilft den beiden, so dass diese sich ungestört treffen können. Endlich kommt es zu der lang ersehnten Hochzeit, doch Altamont verbirgt ein Geheimnis vor seiner Frau, welches das Glück des jungen Paares zu trüben droht....
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Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published as a serial in Fraser's Magazine in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rake and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. The novel is narrated by Lyndon himself, who functions...
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Die Rose und der Ring ist eine Fantasy-Roman von William Makepeace Thackeray, der ursprünglich zu Weihnachten 1854 veröffentlicht wurde (obwohl datiert 1855). Sie kritisiert in gewissem Maße die Einstellungen der Monarchie und derjenigen an der Spitze der Gesellschaft und stellt ihre Ideale von Schönheit und Ehe in Frage.
Die Geschichte spielt in den fiktiven Ländern Paflagonia und Crim Tartary und dreht sich um das Leben und Vermögen von vier...
7) Barry Lyndon
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[2007]
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1 videodisc (ca. 184 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Rise and fall of a young 18th century Irishman bent on achieving fame and fortune, mainly by marriage.
8) Vanity fair
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[2005]
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1 videodisc (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Becky is determined to make something of herself. She accepts a job as a nanny for the children of Sir Pitt Crawley. Becky catches the eye of Crawley's son Rawdon. Becky is introduced to London's most exclusive social circle, where she becomes re-acquainted with Amelia. Becky weds Rawdon, but the social and economic stability she dreamed of begins to collapse when he begins drowning his troubles, and soon she turns to the powerful Marquess of Steyne...