The Book of Snobs

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.'