In "The Fitz-Boodle Papers," William Makepeace Thackeray presents a series of satirical essays and sketches that offer a humorous tapestry of early Victorian society. Written in the guise of the fictional artist George Fitz-Boodle, the work cleverly blends autobiography with incisive social commentary, inviting readers into the absurdities of contemporary life. Thackeray's distinctive literary sty...