Vanity Fair

'I'm no angel...' Ambitious social climber Becky Sharp is determined to do whatever it takes to get ahead - whether by scheming or by seduction. She leaves Miss Pinkemton's private school in Chiswick with no money, but with the wits and sexual charms to conquer any man. And, as London's most eligible bachelors prepare to go to war against Napoleon, brilliant, unscrupulous Becky gets ready to launch her attack on London high society.