Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour (1982)

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Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour (1982)
Folio Society
Literature

Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour (1982)

R.S. Surtees
Edition year 1982
Binding Leather
Weight 1.5 Kg
Pages 408
Dimensions 22.4 × 15 cm

Edition details

Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour by R.S. Surtees. A facsimile of the edition of 1853, published by the R.S. Surtees Society, re-bound by the Folio Society. Bound in red artificial leather decorated in gold. 15 leaves of colour and monochrome plates. Pale yellow endleaves. Gold slipcase. 22.4x15cm. 408pp.

About the book

Surtees's Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour follows the opportunistic Mr Sponge as he moves from one country estate to another in pursuit of hunting and hospitality. Sponge attempts to live comfortably at the expense of wealthier acquaintances, creating a series of comic social situations. The novel combines sporting life with sharp satire of class, manners and country-house society.

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