The Book Of Snobs By One Of Themselves (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161457971)

The Book of Snobs is a satirical work written by William Makepeace Thackeray, a British novelist and satirist. The book was first published in 1848 and is a collection of essays that poke fun at the social climbers and pretentious individuals of Victorian England.The book is divided into two parts. The first part is a series of sketches that depict various types of snobs, such as the military snob, the literary snob, and the social snob. Thackeray uses humor and wit to expose the ridiculousness of these characters and their obsessive desire for status and recognition.The second part of the book is a satirical novel that follows the life of a young man named George Savage Fitz-Boodle as he tries to climb the social ladder. Through George's experiences, Thackeray explores the hypocrisy and shallowness of high society and the dangers of becoming too obsessed with social status.Overall, The Book of Snobs is a witty and insightful commentary on the social mores of Victorian England. Thackeray's sharp observations and clever humor make this book a timeless classic that is still relevant today.If you, who are a person of the middle ranks of life, are a Snob, --you whom nobody flatters particularly; you who have no toadies; you whom no cringing flunkeys or shopmen bow out of doors; you whom the policeman tells to move on; you who are jostled in the crowd of this world, and amongst the Snobs our brethren: consider how much harder it is for a man to escape who has not your advantages, and is all his life long subject to adulation; the butt of meanness; consider how difficult it is for the Snobs' idol not to be a Snob.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work

Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
ISBN-10: 1161457976
ISBN-13: 9781161457971
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 156
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d