| The Book Of Snobs By One Of Themselves Contributor(s): Thackeray, William Makepeace (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419154605 ISBN-13: 9781419154607 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: If you, who are a person of the middle ranks of life, are a Snob, --you whom nobody flatters particularly; you who have no toadies; you whom no cringing flunkeys or shopmen bow out of doors; you whom the policeman tells to move on; you who are jostled in the crowd of this world, and amongst the Snobs our brethren: consider how much harder it is for a man to escape who has not your advantages, and is all his life long subject to adulation; the butt of meanness; consider how difficult it is for the Snobs' idol not to be a Snob. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Humor | Form - Essays |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 7.62" W x 9.26" (0.66 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
