The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
by Tobias George Smollett. Edited by Robert Gorham Davis
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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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- Robert Harper Books LLC (US)
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- Title
- The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
- Author
- Tobias George Smollett. Edited by Robert Gorham Davis
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Date Published
- 1963-01-01
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