William Makepeace ThackerayVerified

Thackeray's ruthless comedy exposes how Victorian society runs on pure ambition and performance, following Becky Sharp as she navigates a world where morality is merely another marketable commodity.

The second volume of a Victorian novel following young Arthur Pendennis through London society and literary ambitions. He flirts with Blanche Amory, forms an innocent attachment to Fanny Bolton, and faces schemes by his uncle and secrets about the Claverings.