I need to understand the representation theory of $S\_n$ (symmetric group on $n$ letters) and so could someone suggest a good reference for this. There is a similar question on mathoverflow here 


[A learning roadmap for Representation Theory](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/2755/a-learning-roadmap-for-representation-theory) 


Most of the responses to the above question give references for representation theory of Lie groups. Also the usual reference Fulton and Harris has too many exercises (on which I don't want to spend too much time ) and I find it difficult to read. 


Another reference which was suggested was Flag varieties by Lakshmibai and Brown. This seems to be a good reference, but are there any other references.


EDIT: By mistake I did not notice something in the above mentioned book and so some of my remarks are being edited. Sorry.



Representation theory of $S_n$
"The Symmetric Group: Representations, Combinatorial Algorithms, and Symmetric Functions" by Bruce Sagan might be a good place to start.


