The Book of Snobs

• Author(s): Thackeray William Makepeace
• Language: Russian, English
• Measurements: 210/150/20 mm
• Publisher: Books On Demand
• Publication year: 2018
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 252
• ISBN: 978-5-521-07822-6

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British author and novelist mostly known for his satir-ical works such as "Vanity Fair" that showed an ironic representation of the British society of those times. "The Book of Snobs" is a collection of many satirical works originally written by Thackeray in 1848 for Punch magazine. It is a humorous study that starts with the statement that "Snobs are to be studied like other objects of Natural Science."