{"product_id":"2940169097481","title":"Vanity Fair: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Fry narrates this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the famous Victorian comic novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrphan Becky Sharp and wealthy Amelia Sedley are best friends at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies. On leaving school, ambitious, social-climbing Becky looks for a rich man to support her, while the sweet-natured Amelia meets her old friend Dobbin, who is instantly captivated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecky takes a job in the service of Sir Pitt Crawley, and uses her charm to hook his dashing son. However, marriage to Captain Rawdon of the Guards does not provide the fortune she seeks. Meanwhile, Amelia rejects the faithful Dobbin and becomes engaged to the handsome George Osborne - but destiny has some shocks in store for her, too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs time goes by, the girls' fortunes rise and fall. War, financial disaster and the ruin of her reputation leave the resourceful Beckyundaunted, but Amelia finds it harder to bear fate's blows. It will be many years before their story is played out, and their futures finally decided... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Makepeace Thackeray's classic satire of passion and ambition, first published in 1847 and 1848, is a deliciously ironic portrait of English society and its mores. This engaging 2004 radio production, published for the first time on audio, features a distinguished cast including Emma Fielding as Becky Sharp, Katy Cavanagh as Amelia and Toby Jones as Jos Sedley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuration: 5 hours approx\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097727385840,"sku":"2940169097481","price":10.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169097481_p0.jpg?v=1769894280","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169097481","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}