THE BOOK OF SNOBS (1848) by William Makepeace Thackeray is a masterpiece of British Victorian satire that spares no one, exposing every strata of society to the sublime ridicule that only the author of VANITY FAIR could dole out.
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The term "snob" was popularized in unmatched fashion through the publication of this classic, part-fiction, part-essay exposé, and wholly a detail-rich portrait of its time.