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“The Book of the Snobs” is a collection of satirical works by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in Punch magazine as The Snobs of England by one of them. While the word “snob” had been used since the end of the eighteenth century, Thackeray adopted the term to refer to people who look down on others who are “socially inferior” have quickly gained popularity.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length7 hrs
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 23, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prefatory Remarks
2Chapter 1. The Snob Playfully Dealt With
3Chapter 2. The Snob Royal
4Chapter 3. The Influence Of The Aristocracy On Snobs
5Chapter 4. The Court Circular, And Its Influence On Snobs
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6Chapter 5. What Snobs Admire
7Chapter 6. On Some Respectable Snobs
8Chapter 7. On Some Respectable Snobs
9Chapter 8. Great City Snobs
10Chapter 9. On Some Military Snobs
11Chapter 10. Military Snobs
12Chapter 11. On Clerical Snobs
13Chapter 12. On Clerical Snobs And Snobbishness
14Chapter 13. On Clerical Snobs
15Chapter 14. On University Snobs
16Chapter 15. On University Snobs
17Chapter 16. On Literary Snobs
18Chapter 17. A Little About Irish Snobs
19Chapter 18. Party-Giving Snobs
20Chapter 19. Dining-Out Snobs
21Chapter 20. Dinner-Giving Snobs Further Considered
22Chapter 21. Some Continental Snobs
23Chapter 22. Continental Snobbery Continued
24Chapter 23. English Snobs On The Continent
25Chapter 24. On Some Country Snobs
26Chapter 25. A Visit To Some Country Snobs
27Chapter 26. On Some Country Snobs
28Chapter 27. A Visit To Some Country Snobs
29Chapter 28. On Some Country Snobs
30Chapter 29. A Visit To Some Country Snobs
31Chapter 30. On Some Country Snobs
32Chapter 31. A Visit To Some Country Snobs
33Chapter 32. Snobbium Gatherum
34Chapter 33. Snobs And Marriage
35Chapter 34. Snobs And Marriage
36Chapter 35. Snobs And Marriage
37Chapter 36. Snobs And Marriage
38Chapter 37. Club Snobs
39Chapter 38. Club Snobs
40Chapter 39. Club Snobs
41Chapter 40. Club Snobs
42Chapter 41. Club Snobs
43Chapter 42. Club Snobs
44Chapter 43. Club Snobs
45Chapter 44. Club Snobs
46Concluding Observations On Snobs
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