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William Makepeace Thackeray’s "The Book of Snobs" gathers a series of satirical sketches first published in the popular weekly Punch. These pieces target the pretensions of English society, offering a humorous critique of snobbishness through vivid anecdotes and facetious commentary.
The volume reflects Thackeray’s talent for parody; his characters and situations expose the absurdities of class pride and affectation. A concise, entertaining portrait of 19th‑century social mores, it remains a classic example of early Victorian satire.
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The book is grounded in Thackeray’s own editorial work with Fraser’s Magazine, the Morning Chronicle, the New Monthly Magazine, and The Times, giving it a broad journalistic foundation.
First publish date: 1848
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: William Makepeace Thackeray
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