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Book of Snobs, The by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)Author: LibriVox
The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:I am the individual destined to write that workMy vocation is announced in terms of great eloquenceI show that the world has been gradually preparing itself for the WORK and the MANSnobs are to be studied like other objects of Natural Science, and are a part of the Beautiful (with a large B). They pervade all classesAffecting instance of Colonel Snobley. (Summary excerpted from Prefatory Remarks from the book by W. M. Thackeray) Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Prefatory Remarks
Wednesday, 31 December, 1969
