This woman was born into lower classes (her mother was a stage performer) and attended the school where her father taught. She eventually took a job as a governess and married the brother of her charges. She was constantly raising her social status, often creating minor scandals. Later in her life, she became reacquainted with a former suitor whose death she may or may not have been involved in. Who is she?

TabbyTom

I think this must be Becky Sharp, the most captivating villainess in literature, in Thackeray's "Vanity Fair." Sep 30 06, 6:48 PM

smartie806

It is indeed! We shall never know for sure what happened near the end of the story; is she an innocent status seeker or a murderess? Sep 30 06, 7:18 PM

skysmom65

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes society in early 19th-century England. Like many novels of the time, Vanity Fair was published as a serial before being sold in book form; it was printed in 20 monthly parts between January 1847 and July 1848. http://www.answers.com/topic/vanity-fair-2 Sep 30 06, 9:30 PM

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