Becky Sharp

Becky Sharp, which is not, I believe, absolutely certain, the copy far -- indeed infinitely -- exceeds the original, and not least in the facts that Becky is attractive while Valérie is not, and that there is any amount of possibility in her.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

If her name recalls Becky Sharp, the social-climbing lass from William Thackeray's

New York Press 2009

September 12, 1899, she appeared in "Becky Sharp," his successful version of Thackeray's "Vanity Fair," which held the stage for some time, and was later revived with considerable renewal of its former interest.

Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The New York Idea Langdon Elwyn Mitchell 1898

"The New York Idea," which was extremely popular in 1906, is surrounded in Mitchell's bibliography by adaptations and translations, notably "Becky Sharp,"

NYT > Home Page By ERIC GRODE 2011

I confess I was puzzled by the title, as I couldn't help but think of Becky Sharp, Thackeray's social-climbing "heroine" in "Vanity Fair."

A Blind Date With 'Vanity Fair' Paul Levy 2011

The logic of the letter is breathtaking -- Becky Sharp couldn't have put off a starving laundress more deftly.

Carl Pope: Is America the New Becky Sharp? Carl Pope 2010

Or, like Becky Sharp, do we plan to stiff the tradespeople again and duck our bill?

Carl Pope: Is America the New Becky Sharp? Carl Pope 2010

Spend any time with Atwood and, as well as the flow of compelling, sardonic commentary on the state of the world, and any number of fictional characters from Becky Sharp to Dan Dare, you'll be assaulted by an extraordinary number of Good Causes.

Margaret Atwood interview: 'Go three days without water and you don't have any human rights. Why? Because you're dead' Robert McCrum 2010

Becky Sharp, Thackeray's anti-hero in Vanity Fair, lived beyond her means and rarely paid her bills, particularly those she owed to "tradespeople" who had provided her with basic but unglamorous services.

Carl Pope: Is America the New Becky Sharp? Carl Pope 2010

And this week the Center for American Progress and Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection issued a report showing how the U.S. could benefit not only from paying its bills but also from leading other nations toward a world in which Finland, not Becky Sharp, becomes the global model.

Carl Pope: Is America the New Becky Sharp? Carl Pope 2010