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The Kickleburys On The Rhine

The Kickleburys On The Rhine

Thackeray, William Makepeace

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ISBN10: 1169212441
ISBN13: 9781169212442
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Kickleburys On The Rhine is a satirical novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray. The story follows the journey of a wealthy British family, the Kickleburys, as they travel to Germany for a holiday on the Rhine River. The narrative is presented as a series of letters written by various members of the family and their acquaintances, which provide a humorous and often critical commentary on the social and cultural differences between the British and the Germans.The Kickleburys are portrayed as shallow and self-absorbed, with a preoccupation for material possessions and social status. Their interactions with the German locals are filled with misunderstandings and miscommunications, leading to comical situations and cultural clashes. Thackeray uses these encounters to highlight the absurdities of Victorian society and to critique the British attitude towards other cultures.The novel is also a commentary on the travel literature of the time, which often presented a romanticized and idealized view of foreign lands. Thackeray subverts this genre by presenting a more realistic and satirical portrayal of the Kickleburys' trip, exposing the flaws and prejudices of the British upper class.Overall, The Kickleburys On The Rhine is a witty and entertaining novel that offers a humorous critique of Victorian society and the travel literature of the time.I burst out in a scornful laugh. THAT! I say; he is a captain of dragoons, and his father an attorney in Bedford Row. The whiskers of a roturier, my good Lankin, grow as long as the beard of a Plantagenet. It don't require much noble blood to learn the polka. If you were younger, Lankin, we might go for a shilling a night, and dance every evening at M. Laurent's Casino, and skip about in a little time as well as that fellow. Only we despise the kind of thing you know, --only we're too grave, and too steady.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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