The Newcomes

"The Newcomes" is a novel by William Thackeray", considered the most essential 'Victorian' writing. The action set in the 1830s and 1840s, the period of dramatic changes and of political and economic development. The novel traces the fortunes and misfortunes of a 'most respectable' extended middle-class family. At its centre is Thomas Newcome, the retired Colonel in the Indian Army, who finds disconcerting the snobberies and hypocrisies of early Victorian England.
In line with other Thackeray's works, "The Newcomes" offers an insightful and satiric picture of human character and aristocratic society, so you have the great opportunity to get acquainted with the other classic example of English literature.