Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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In the title story, George Brandon, an impoverished gentleman, scorns the family he lodges with, but decides to amuse himself by attempting to seduce the daughters, ultimately setting his sights on the youngest. His casual amusement, however, ends with the very real threat of a duel. Self-delusion, snobbery, and an obsession with money are the underlying themes in this tale.
A Shabby Genteel Story
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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In the title story, George Brandon, an impoverished gentleman, scorns the family he lodges with, but decides to amuse himself by attempting to seduce the daughters, ultimately setting his sights on the youngest. His casual amusement, however, ends with the very real threat of a duel. Self-delusion, snobbery, and an obsession with money are the underlying themes in this tale.
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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In the title story, George Brandon, an impoverished gentleman, scorns the family he lodges with, but decides to amuse himself by attempting to seduce the daughters, ultimately setting his sights on the youngest. His casual amusement, however, ends with the very real threat of a duel. Self-delusion, snobbery, and an obsession with money are the underlying themes in this tale.
A Shabby Genteel Story
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442944331
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Thackeray's A Shabby Genteel Story (1840) concerns the lower-middle class Gann family, who desire to mingle with their betters. Misfortunes come their way. Caroline Gann, living in a boarding house with no money, is despised and humiliated by everyone. The aristocratic Brandon comes to the boarding house, is allured by Caroline, and seduces her setting off a series of miseries through which Thackeray conveys his views of the pathos of human nature.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442944331
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Thackeray's A Shabby Genteel Story (1840) concerns the lower-middle class Gann family, who desire to mingle with their betters. Misfortunes come their way. Caroline Gann, living in a boarding house with no money, is despised and humiliated by everyone. The aristocratic Brandon comes to the boarding house, is allured by Caroline, and seduces her setting off a series of miseries through which Thackeray conveys his views of the pathos of human nature.
The British Quarterly Review
Author: Robert Vaughan
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 624
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 624
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William Makepeace Thackeray, 1811-1863
Author: Brooklyn Public Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Pages : 56
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A shabby genteel story; Adventures of Philip
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Pages : 356
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Adventures of Philip...to which is prefixed A shabby genteel story
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Pages : 652
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Pages : 652
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The Works
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Pages : 400
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Thackeray's Works
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Pages : 436
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The adventures of Philip on his way through the world
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Pages : 380
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