Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley attend the "reformatory for ladies" run by the strict Miss Pinkerton. Becky, who comes from a poor background, moves charmingly and confidently at the receptions and dinners of the English upper class - in contrast to her overly good-natured friend Amelia. While Amelia's father suffers bankruptcy, Becky rises socially through her marriage - but at what cost? Thackeray's satirical social panorama at the time of the Napoleonic Wars ironically and yet very lovingly illuminates the eternal game of money, prestige, pleasure and love. Radio play with Leonard Steckel, Marianne Kehlau and many others. 5 CDs approx. 4 h 50 min.