Yellow Plush, a nosy, cynical and cunning footman who serves the son of a noble aristocrat. Knowing full well that his owner is a hardened swindler, a thief ...

The story of the family of a simple hairdresser Cox, who suddenly fell into a rich inheritance.

In this satirical story, the author once again raises the issue of petty snobbery of people trying to show themselves as “true aristocrats” from an ancient n...

The story is a parody of fake, pseudo-historical novels that idealize the Middle Ages.

THACKERAY William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) was a famous English realist writer. R. in Calcutta. After the death of his father, a colonial official, he...

THACKERAY William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863) is a famous English realist writer. R. in Calcutta. After the death of his father, a colonial official, he ...