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6 de ago. de 2008 · Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
27 de nov. de 2009 · Librivox recording of The Book of Snobs by William Makepeace Thackeray. 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 ...
内容简介. 势利，是人类社会中的一个非常顽固的弊病，是人性的一大弱点。. 19世纪英国著名作家威廉·梅克庇斯·萨克雷，用幽默辛辣的语言，全面、透彻地描绘了各种各样势利者的嘴脸，在当时的英国社会引起了巨大轰动。. 直到今天，在各个国家、各种群体 ...
About the author (2004) William Makepeace Thackeray was born in Calcutta, India, where his father was in service to the East India Company. After the death of his father in 1816, he was sent to England to attend school. Upon reaching college age, Thackeray attended Trinity College, Cambridge, but he left before completing his degree.
Little Masterpieces: W. M. Thackeray: Selections from the Book of Snobs, Roundabout Papers, and Ballads by Perry, Bliss (editor) and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com.
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." Read more .
1 de jan. de 1999 · I really enjoyed this book. Unlike the previous reviewer, I found it totally enjoyable and informative. It is not a book of jokes: it's mostly satire, and is amusing rather than funny, though I did laugh out loud a few times. What surprised me was that so many of these snobs still exist in the 21st century!
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