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The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family

by William Makepeace Thackeray

"The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family" by William Makepeace Thackeray is a novel published in 1854-1855. The story follows Colonel Thomas Newcome, a virtuous man, and his son Clive, who aspires to become a painter despite family disapproval. Spanning generations and continents, the novel traces the Newcome family's rise to wealth and respectability while exploring themes of marriage for money and social ambition. Set in Victorian England, it offers rich cultural detail of the era.

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