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The Book of Snobs
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A collection of satirical essays in which Thackeray examines the varieties of snobbery in Victorian English society, from the aristocracy to the military and clergy. Suitable for readers interested in nineteenth-century social satire and Victorian cultural history.
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.
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