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Oxford Bookworms Library Level 6: Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray

32,940 words

ベッキー・シャープとアメリア・セドリーは卒業後全く違う道を歩み出した。優しいが愚かなアメリアは裕福な家族の元で楽な生活をしながら平凡に結婚する道を選ぶが、ベッキーは仕事をし、社会の荒波にもまれながら生きていかざるをえなかった。ベッキーは優しくはないが愚かでもなく、切れる頭でチャンスを掴み、次第に資産を築いていくのだが、反対にアメリアの人生は傾きはじめる。物欲、野望、忠誠心、裏切り、愚行、知恵…サッカレイの有名な小説はナポレオン戦争時代のイギリス社会をおもしろおかしく、風刺を利かせた視点で描いている。

When Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave school, their feet are set on very different paths. Kind, foolish Amelia returns to her comfortable home and wealthy family, to await a suitable marriage, while Becky must look out for herself, earning her own living in a hard world. But Becky is neither kind nor foolish, and with her quick brain and keen eye for a chance, her fortunes soon rise, while Amelia's fall. Greed, ambition, loyalty, folly, wisdom... this famous novel gives us a witty and satirical picture of English society during the Napoleonic wars.

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