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The Book of Snobs (Annotated)
By William Makepeace Thackeray
Length7h 2m
About this audiobook
This edition includes the following editor's introduction: The parallel lives of two of the great masters of British literature: Dickens and Thackeray
Published in book form in 1848, “The Book of Snobs” is a collection of satirical articles by British author William Makepeace Thackeray.
The pieces first appeared successfully in satirical magazine Punch as “The Snobs of England, by One of Themselves,” and are sketches of London characters that display Thackeray’s virtuosity in quick character-drawing.
The pieces, which were immensely popular and thrust Thackeray into widespread public view, were rigorously revised before their collection in book form and omitted the numbers which dealt with then current political issues.
This humorous study begins with the assertion that 'Snobs are to be studied like other objects of Natural Science.'
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Humor, Other
Length7 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 29, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The parallel lives of two of the great masters of British literature: Dickens and Thackeray
2PREFATORY REMARKS
3Chapter 1 - THE SNOB PLAYFULLY DEALT WITH
4Chapter 2 - THE SNOB ROYAL
5Chapter 3 - THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARISTOCRACY ON SNOBS
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6Chapter 4 - THE COURT CIRCULAR, AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SNOBS
7Chapter 5 - WHAT SNOBS ADMIRE
8Chapter 6 - ON SOME RESPECTABLE SNOBS
9Chapter 7 - ON SOME RESPECTABLE SNOBS
10Chapter 8 - GREAT CITY SNOBS
11Chapter 9 - ON SOME MILITARY SNOBS
12Chapter 10 - MILITARY SNOBS
13Chapter 11 - ON CLERICAL SNOBS
14Chapter 12 - ON CLERICAL SNOBS AND SNOBBISHNESS
15Chapter 13 - ON CLERICAL SNOBS
16Chapter 14 - ON UNIVERSITY SNOBS
17Chapter 15 - ON UNIVERSITY SNOBS
18Chapter 16 - ON LITERARY SNOBS
19Chapter 17 - A LITTLE ABOUT IRISH SNOBS
20Chapter 18 - PARTY-GIVING SNOBS
21Chapter 19 - DINING-OUT SNOBS
22Chapter 20 - DINNER-GIVING SNOBS FURTHER CONSIDERED
23Chapter 21 - SOME CONTINENTAL SNOBS
24Chapter 22 - CONTINENTAL SNOBBERY CONTINUED
25Chapter 23 - ENGLISH SNOBS ON THE CONTINENT
26Chapter 24 - ON SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
27Chapter 25 - A VISIT TO SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
28Chapter 26 - ON SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
29Chapter 27 - A VISIT TO SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
30Chapter 28 - ON SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
31Chapter 29 - A VISIT TO SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
32Chapter 30 - ON SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
33Chapter 31 - A VISIT TO SOME COUNTRY SNOBS
34Chapter 32 - SNOBBIUM GATHERUM
35Chapter 33 - SNOBS AND MARRIAGE
36Chapter 34 - SNOBS AND MARRIAGE
37Chapter 35 - SNOBS AND MARRIAGE
38Chapter 36 - SNOBS AND MARRIAGE
39Chapter 37 - CLUB SNOBS
40Chapter 38 - CLUB SNOBS
41Chapter 39 - CLUB SNOBS
42Chapter 40 - CLUB SNOBS
43Chapter 41 - CLUB SNOBS
44Chapter 42 - CLUB SNOBS
45Chapter 43 - CLUB SNOBS
46Chapter 44 - CLUB SNOBS
47Chapter 45 - CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON SNOBS
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