The Expedition of Humphry Clinker: The English Comedie Humaine
by SMOLLETT, Tobias George
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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Synopsis
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, and is considered by many to be his best and funniest work. Published in London on 17 June 1771, it is an epistolary novel, presented in the form of letters written by six different characters: Matthew Bramble, a Welsh Squire; his sister Tabitha; their niece and nephew, Jery and Lydia Melford; Tabitha's maid Winifred Jenkins; and Lydia's suitor, Wilson.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 255998
- Title
- The Expedition of Humphry Clinker: The English Comedie Humaine
- Author
- SMOLLETT, Tobias George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Century
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1903
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