The book of snobs
by William Makepeace Thackeray · 1848
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Thackeray contributed regularly to Fraser's Magazine, Morning Chronicle, New Monthly Magazine and The Times. His writings attracted first attention in Punch, where he satirized English snobbery. These sketches reappeared in 1848 as The Book of Snobs, stating in it that "he who meanly admires mean things is a Snob."
Snobs and snobbishnessAnecdotes, facetiae, satireHumorBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)FictionDescription and travel