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A Shabby Genteel Story

A Shabby Genteel Story

Thackeray, William Makepeace

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ISBN10: 1162650176
ISBN13: 9781162650173
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.21 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
A Shabby Genteel Story is a novel written by William Makepeace Thackeray. The story is set in London and follows the lives of two brothers, Charles and Frederick Bayham, who are struggling to make ends meet. Charles is a struggling artist, while Frederick is a journalist who is constantly in debt. The two brothers are forced to live in a shabby apartment and rely on the generosity of their friends to survive.The story is a satirical commentary on the social and economic conditions of Victorian England. Thackeray uses humor and irony to highlight the hypocrisy and superficiality of the upper classes. The characters in the novel are vividly drawn and Thackeray's prose is elegant and engaging.As the story unfolds, the Bayham brothers become embroiled in a series of misadventures that test their friendship and their resolve. They encounter a cast of colorful characters, including a scheming landlady, a wealthy patron, and a group of bohemian artists. Through it all, Thackeray explores themes of love, loyalty, and the human desire for success and recognition.A Shabby Genteel Story is a classic work of Victorian literature that continues to resonate with readers today. Thackeray's insights into the human condition and his keen observations of social norms and conventions make this novel a timeless masterpiece.The Misses Macarty were excessively indignant that Mr. Fitch should have had the audacity to fall in love with their sister; and poor Caroline's life was not, as may be imagined, made much the happier by the envy and passion thus excited. Mr. Fitch's amour was the source of a great deal of pain to her. Her mother would tauntingly say, that as both were beggars, they could not do better than marry; and declared, in the same satirical way, that she should like nothing better than to see a large family of grandchildren about her, to be plagues and burdens upon her, as her daughter was.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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