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"Selected Snobberies" is an essay written by the author Aldous Huxley. Just like bird watchers make lists of the species they have seen, in this essay Huxley lists the different types of snobby people he has encountered in his life.

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You need to read the book in order to write a summary.

Try taking note of the key plot points as you are reading and turn these into a small paragraph to create your summary.

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