''The Book of Snobs'' is a collection of satirical works by

William Makepeace Thackeray William Makepeace Thackeray (; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist, author and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel ''Vanity Fair'', a panoramic portrait of British society, and t ...

published in book form in 1848, the same year as his more famous '' Vanity Fair''. The pieces first appeared in fifty-three weekly pieces from February 28, 1846 to February 27, 1847, as "The Snobs of England, by one of themselves", in the satirical magazine ''

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''. The pieces, which were immensely popular and thrust Thackeray into widespread public view, were "rigorously revised" before their collection in book form and omitted the numbers which dealt with then current political issues (numbers 17–23).

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* Novels by William Makepeace Thackeray 1848 British novels Novels first published in serial form Victorian novels Works originally published in Punch (magazine) {{1840s-novel-stub