When the Shabby Genteel Story was first reprinted with other stories and sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray, the following note was appended to it: "It was my intention to complete the little story, of which only the first part is here written. Perhaps novel-readers will understand, even from the above chapters, what was to ensue. Caroline was to be disowned and deserted by her wicked husband; that abandoned man was to marry somebody else; hence, bitter trials and grief, patience and virtue, for poor little Caroline, and a melancholy ending - as how should it have been gay? The tale was...
When the Shabby Genteel Story was first reprinted with other stories and sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray, the following note was appended to i...
The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations: -I am the individual destined to write that work-My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence-I show that the world has been gradually preparing itself for the work and the man-Snobs are to be studied like other objects of Natural Science, and are a part of the Beautiful (with a large B). They pervade all classes-Affecting instance of Colonel Snobley.****-excerpt from 'The Book of Snobs
The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations: -I am the individual destined to write that work-...
An amazing book penned with masterly skills by William Makepeace Thackeray. It explores various kinds of English snobs including the military snob and the country snob in a humorous and satirical manner. The author has unique and eloquent writing style which makes the book highly captivating and worth reading.
An amazing book penned with masterly skills by William Makepeace Thackeray. It explores various kinds of English snobs including the military snob and...
