The Newcomes
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William Makepeace Thackeray
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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family was written in serial form in 1854- 1855 by the author of such works as Vanity Fair, The Book Of Snobs. It tells the story of a few generations of the Newcome family: their rise to respectability, marriages, love, and the culture in which they lived. The novel teaches the reader what it was like to live in Victorian England - Summary by Stav Nisser (41 hr 34 min)
Chapters
Chapter 22: Describes a Visit to Paris; with Accidents and Incidents
42:53
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Chapter 38: In which Lady Kew leaves his Lordship quite convalescent
35:49
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Chapter 44: In which Mr. Charles Honeyman appears in an Amiable Light
39:40
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Chapter 47: Contains two or three Acts of a Little Comedy
55:00
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Chapter 49: Contains at least six more Courses and two Desserts
26:11
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Chapter 66: In which the Colonel and the Newcome Athenaeum are both lectured
29:29
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Chapter 71: In which Mrs. Clive Newcome's Carriage is ordered
32:30
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Chapter 78: In which the Author goes on a Pleasant Errand
23:58
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Chapter 80: In which the Colonel says “Adsum” when his Name is called
32:02
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