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England may not have a mono- poly on snobbery, but the nation is a past master in its practice, as Thackeray realised when he em- barked on his priceless satirical account of the snobs of England. Serialized in Punch in 1846/7, his hilarious portraits covered the snob royal and aristocratic, the city, military and clerical snob, snobs on the continent, in the country and in the club, and many more varieties of the species. Snobs are always with us, and one pleasure of reading Thackeray's coruscating wit today is to recognise the awful immortals still with us. And another no less rewarding thrill is the spectacle of the master satirist of the era. whose Vanity Fair began appearing even as the squibs against snobs were still being serialized. sharpening his wit and honing the tools of his trade. ISBN:9783829031028
