Vanity Fair: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation Audiobook (Free)

Stephen Fry narrates this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation from the famous Victorian comic novel.

Orphan Becky Clear and wealthy Amelia Sedley are best friends at Miss Pinkerton’s Academy for TEENAGERS. On leaving college, ambitious, social-climbing Becky searches for a wealthy man to support her, as the sweet-natured Amelia fits her outdated friend Dobbin, who’s instantly captivated.

Becky requires a job in the service of Sir Pitt Crawley, and uses her charm to hook his dashing child. However, about Vanity Good: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation marriage to Captain Rawdon of the Guards does not provide the lot of money she seeks. Meanwhile, Amelia rejects the faithful Dobbin and becomes engaged to the good-looking George Osborne – but destiny offers some shocks waiting for you for her, as well.

As time goes on, the girls’ fortunes rise and fall. Battle, financial disaster and the mess up of her status leave the resourceful Beckyundaunted, but Amelia discovers it harder to carry fate’s blows. It will be a long time before their story is performed out, and their futures finally chose…

William Makepeace Thackeray’s vintage satire of passion and ambition, initial published in 1847 and 1848, is a deliciously ironic portrait of English society and its own mores. This interesting 2004 radio creation, published for the very first time on audio, features a distinguished solid including Emma Fielding as Becky Sharp, Katy Cavanagh as Amelia and Toby Jones as Jos Sedley.

Length of time: 5 hours approx