Thackeray was a regular contributor to the celebrated satirical magazine Punch—which for a while was almost a second home for him. Gathered here is an entertaining collection of Thackeray’s Punch pieces, including “Mr. Spec’s Remonstrance, ” “The Georges, ” “Irish Gems, ” and a handful of his hilarious portraits of the many varieties of snobs.
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William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), a British satirical writer, also wrote magazine articles and travel books. His most devoted readers were lords and ladies, whom he satirized in his works. He is best known for his novels Vanity Fair and The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which skewer the pretensions of English high society.
язык английский ● Формат EPUB ● страницы 144 ● ISBN 9781411452008 ● Размер файла 0.2 MB ● Возраст 99-17 лет ● издатель Barnes & Noble ● опубликованный 2011 ● Загружаемые 24 месяцы ● валюта EUR ● Код товара 5863704 ● Защита от копирования Adobe DRM
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