WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

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W.M.Thackeray w swojej powieści pt. "Targowisko próżności" ośmiesza i piętnuje słabości i wady angielskiego społeczeństwa początku XIX wieku. Dwie przyjaciółki, Rebeka Sharp i Amelia Sedley, kończą pensję i wkraczają w dorosłe życie. Rebeka, pozbawiona skrupułów, aby osiągnąć swój cel niszczy wszystko, co staje na jej drodze. Amelia, subtelna,...