William Makepeace Thackeray
The Book of Snobs
eBook
( Aug. 24, 2020)
This antiquarian volume contains William Thackeray s 1848 collection of satirical works entitled "The Book of Snobs." It was first published in the magazine 'Punch' as "The Snobs of England by One of Themselves," and was later serialised as a book in 1846. The word snob existed before Thackeray s book, but his definition of it meaning 'people who look down on others for reasons of social stature or wealth' was popularised by Thackeray, and quickly became commonplace.