First written for Punch, these papers classify snobs as a naturalist classifies beetles: royal snobs, military and clerical snobs, City snobs, university and literary snobs, country snobs and the shabby-genteel. Thackeray finds them in every class, from the aristocracy and its admirers to the faded families giving penny teas.
The satire that fixed the modern meaning of snob, and a sharp warm-up for Vanity Fair. Download the free EPUB.