Vanity Fair

Nobody is more determined than Rebecca Sharp to leave her life of poverty behind and climb the ranks of English society.

Charming her way through darkest Hampshire, Becky Sharp befriends nearly everyone she meets and spends her days as a governess for Sir Pitt Crawley's daughters.

Becky is living with her Aunt Matilda and believes her future looks bright when the threat of war arrives on their doorstep and sends everyone reeling.

Becky Sharp continues her attempts to escape her poverty and climb the heights of English society, this time by finding a new use for old friends.

As the Battle of Waterloo begins, Becky thinks that war is not so bad as long as there's a chance to make money.

Becky figures out how to function well with nothing, but flies too high as she becomes part of the ranks of lords, ladies, and kings.