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Snobs

For his first novel since winning the 2002 Academy Award for his script of Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes has written an enthralling comedy of manners. 'Snobs' is the story of a journeyman actor who moves comfortably among the upper classes, while chronicling their foibles. And what a tale he has to tell.

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  • "For his first novel since winning the 2002 Academy Award for his script of Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes has written an enthralling comedy of manners. 'Snobs' is the story of a journeyman actor who moves comfortably among the upper classes, while chronicling their foibles. And what a tale he has to tell."@en
  • "Edith Lavery, an English blonde with large eyes and nice manners, is the daughter of an accountant. While visiting his parents' stately home as a paying guest, Edith meets Charles, the Earl Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who is considered on the most eligible young aristocrats around. When he proposes, Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles, or with his title, his position, and all that goes with it?"@en
  • "The story of Edith Lavery, the attractive only child of a comfortably-off accountant, who earns a living answering the telephone in a Chelsea estate agents. Attending Royal Ascot, she meets Charles Broughton, who as Earl Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, is a gossip-column favourite. He proposes, she accepts - but here is the crux of the story - is she really in love with Charles or with his title and all that goes with it? Descriptions of sex. 2004."@en
  • "Edith is tired of her marriage to the decent but dull Earl of Broughton and her priggish in-laws. So when a television company arrives to film a period drama, she starts a dalliance with the leading man."
  • "Edith Lavery, the pretty daughter of an accountant, meets gossip-column favorite Charles Broughton, the Earl Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield at Ascot. When he proposes and she accepts, does she really love him, or is she merely dazzled by his title and money?"
  • "While visiting her parent's house, Edith Lavery meets Charles Broughton: Earl Broughton, heir to the Marquess of Uckfield and one of the most eligible aristocrats around. When he proposes, Edith accepts. But is she really in love with him? Or with his title and all that goes with it? Snobs is a comedy of manners worthy of Jane Austen with a dash of Evelyn Waugh."
  • "While visiting her parent's house, Edith Lavery meets Charles Broughton: Earl Broughton, heir to the Marquess of Uckfield and one of the most eligible aristocrats around. When he proposes, Edith accepts. But is she really in love with him? Or with his title and all that goes with it? Snobs is a comedy of manners worthy of Jane Austen with a dash of Evelyn Waugh."@en
  • "Snobs is narrated by a journeyman actor who moves comfortably among the upper classes, while chronicling their foibles. And what a tale he has to tell. Edith Lavery, the attractive only child of a moderately successful accountant and his social-climbing wife, earns a living answering the telephone in a fashionable Chelsea estate agent. While visiting his parents' house as a member of the public, she meets Charles Broughton, Earl Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who runs the family estates in East Sussex and Norfolk. To the gossip-columns he is one of the most eligible young aristocrats around. When he proposes Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles? Or with his title, his position and all that she thinks goes with it? Partaking in events and never shy of commenting is Charles Broughton's mother, the shrewd Lady Uckfield, known to her friends as 'Googie'. Edith, she decides, is a young woman on the make. And when a television company descends on Broughton Hall to make a period drama. 'Googie's' worst fears are fully justified."
  • "Edith Lavery, the pretty daughter of an accountant, meets gossip-column favorite Charles Broughton (Earl of Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield) at Ascot. When he proposes and she accepts, does she really love him, or is she merely dazzled by his title and money? In a tale that mixes contemporary Jane Austen with the brilliant social commentary of Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes chronicles Edith's rise and fall with twists and turns aplenty. Through the eyes of his narrator, a journeyman actor who manages to negotiate the choppy waters of snobbery and excess as he moves between the upper and middle classes, Fellowes gives us a delicious comedy of manners to rival Oscar Wilde at his wittiest."
  • "Edith Lavery, the pretty daughter of an accountant, meets gossip-column favorite Charles Broughton (Earl of Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield) at Ascot. When he proposes and she accepts, does she really love him, or is she merely dazzled by his title and money? In a tale that mixes contemporary Jane Austen with the brilliant social commentary of Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes chronicles Edith's rise and fall with twists and turns aplenty. Through the eyes of his narrator, a journeyman actor who manages to negotiate the choppy waters of snobbery and excess as he moves between the upper and middle classes, Fellowes gives us a delicious comedy of manners to rival Oscar Wilde at his wittiest."@en
  • "Edith Lavery, the pretty daughter of an accountant, meets gossip-column favorite Charles Broughton (Earl of Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield) at Ascot. When he proposes and she accepts, does she really love him, or is she merely dazzled by his title and money?"
  • "Edith Lavery, the pretty daughter of an accountant, meets gossip-column favorite Charles Broughton (Earl of Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield) at Ascot. When he proposes and she accepts, does she really love him, or is she merely dazzled by his title and money? In a tale that mixes contemporary Jane Austen with the brilliant social commentary of Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes chronicles Edith's rise and fall with twists and turns aplenty. Through the eyes of his narrator, a journeyman actor who manages to negotiate the choppy waters of snobbery and excess as he moves between the upper and middle classes, in Snobs Fellowes gives us a delicious comedy of manners to rival Oscar Wilde at his wittiest."@en
  • "Edith Lavery, an English blonde with large eyes and nice manners, is the daughter of an accountant. While visiting with his parents' stately home as a paying guest, Edith meets Charles, the Earl Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who is considered one of the most eligble young aristocrats around. When he proposes, Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles, or with his title, his position, and all that goes with it?"@en
  • "Edith Lavery, an English blonde with large eyes and nice manners, is the daughter of an accountant. While visiting his parents' stately home as a paying guest, Edith meets Charles, the Earl Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who is considered one of the most eligible young aristocrats around. When he proposes, Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles, or with his title, his position, and all that goes with it? Charles's mother, Lady Uckfield, is convinced that Edith is more interested in becoming a countess than in being a good wife to her son. And when a television company, complete with a gorgeous leading man, descends on Broughton Hall, Lady Uckfield's worst fears seem fully justified."

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  • "Fiction"
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  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"
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  • "Sagas"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
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  • "Humorous stories"
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  • "Talking books"@en
  • "Satire"
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  • "Snobs"
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  • "Snobs: a novel"@en
  • "Snobs a novel"
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  • "Snobs Read by Julian Fellowes"@en

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