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The Yellowplush Papers

Name: The Yellowplush Papers
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
ISBN: 9781411441798

by William Makepeace Thackeray

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Overview

Charles James Yellowplush was just one of the outlandish pen-names of the young Thackeray. These five savage skewerings of society, chronicling the rising fortunes of a 19th-century footman employed by a scheming card-shark, remain classics of British comedy.

About the Author, William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), a British satirical writer, also wrote magazine articles and travel books. His most devoted readers were lords and ladies, whom he satirized in his works. He is best known for his novels Vanity Fair and The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which skewer the pretensions of English high society.