Book of Snobs : By One of Themselves / by William Makepeace Thackeray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Snobs and snobbishness--Fiction.

Snobs and snobbishness.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.)

Other Title:

Book of Snobs

Place of Publication:

Auckland, N.Z. : The Floating Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Satirical genius William Makepeace Thackeray may be best remembered for novels like Vanity Fair, but he first made his name as a writer as a contributor to magazines like Punch. In these pieces, Thackeray often mercilessly skewered the pretensions of the British upper classes. The collection Book of Snobs brings together some of Thackeray's finest work in this vein, and it's a must-read for fans of witty humor writing.

Contents:

Prefatory remarks

Chapter I. The snob playfully dealt with

Chapter II. The snob royal

Chapter III. The influence of the aristocracy on snobs

Chapter IV. The court circular, and its influence on snobs

Chapter V. What snobs admire

Chapter VI. On some respectable snobs

Chapter VII. On some respectable snobs

Chapter VIII. Great city snobs

Chapter IX. On some military snobs

Chapter X. Military snobs

Chapter XI. On clerical snobs

Chapter XII. On clerical snobs and snobbishness

Chapter XIII. On clerical snobs

Chapter XIV. On university snobs

Chapter XV. On university snobs

Chapter XVI. On literary snobs

Chapter XVII. A little about Irish snobs

Chapter XVIII. Party-giving snobs

Chapter XIX. Dining-out snobs

Chapter XX. Dinner-giving snobs further considered

Chapter XXI. Some continental snobs

Chapter XXII. Continental snobbery continued

Chapter XXIII. English snobs on the continent

Chapter XXIV. On some country snobs

Chapter XXV. A visit to some country snobs

Chapter XXVI. On some country snobs

Chapter XXVII. A visit to some country snobs

Chapter XXVIII. On some country snobs

Chapter XXIX. A visit to some country snobs

Chapter XXX. On some country snobs

Chapter XXXI. A visit to some country snobs

Chapter XXXII. Snobbium gatherum

Chapter XXXIII. Snobs and marriage

Chapter XXXIV. Snobs and marriage

Chapter XXXV. Snobs and marriage

Chapter XXXVI. Snobs and marriage

Chapter XXXVII. Club snobs

Chapter XXXVIII. Club snobs

Chapter XXXIX. Club snobs

Chapter XL. Club snobs

Chapter XLI. Club snobs

Chapter XLII. Club snobs

Chapter XLIII. Club snobs

Chapter XLIV. Club snobs

Concluding observations on snobs

Endnotes.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9781775452386

1775452387

OCLC:

788436054