Author: | William Makepeace Thackeray | ISBN: | 9781411435551 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | February 8, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
Author: | William Makepeace Thackeray |
ISBN: | 9781411435551 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication: | February 8, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
Language: | English |
Thackeray originated the modern meaning of the word “snob” in a series of essays for Punch magazine, the British humor periodical. Those essays are collected in this volume. With the organizational drive of a naturalist, Thackeray classifies the varied manifestations of snobbery in society—many of which remain all too common today.
Thackeray originated the modern meaning of the word “snob” in a series of essays for Punch magazine, the British humor periodical. Those essays are collected in this volume. With the organizational drive of a naturalist, Thackeray classifies the varied manifestations of snobbery in society—many of which remain all too common today.