I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year.Becky Sharp is sharp, calculating, and determined to succeed. Craving wealth and a position in society, she charms, hoodwinks, manipulates everyone she meets, rising in the world as she attaches herself to a succession of rich men. Beckys fortunes are contrasted with those of her best friend Amelia, who has none of Beckys wit and vitality but whose gentle-heartedness attracts the devotion of the loyal Dobbin. Set during the Napoleoni ...