The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1955)

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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1955)
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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1955)

Tobias Smollett
Edition year 1955
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Derrick Harris
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 372
Dimensions 22.8 × 14.9 cm

Edition details

Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett. Eleven leaves of wood-engravings by Derrick Harris. Bound in white linen with a repeat pattern in blue by Harris, red leather spine label. White dust-jacket printed in blue and black. 22.8x14.9cm. 372pp.

About the book

Tobias Smollett's The Expedition of Humphry Clinker is a lively eighteenth-century comic novel told entirely through letters written by members of an eccentric travelling family. Their journey through England and Scotland allows each character to describe the same people and events from very different perspectives. The novel combines travel writing, social satire and comedy, presenting a colourful picture of British society, health resorts, cities and country life. Its contrasting narrators create much of the humour, while Smollett uses their experiences to comment on manners, class and the rapidly changing world of eighteenth-century Britain.

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