Humphry Clinker (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2008
by Smollett, Tobias
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
The eighteenth-century picaresque masterpiece-now in a new edition
A triumph of English satire, Humphry Clinker was publishedjust three months prior to its author's death in 1771. At its heart isMatthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope who travels Britainwith his nephew, niece, spinster sister, and manservant, the trustyHumphry Clinker. In a narrative peopled with pimps, drunkards, andcon men, Bramble's pessimistic views on the world's degeneracy-and his eagerness to express them-betray the author's belief that hiscountrymen were suffering from an acute lack of sense and sobriety.Boisterous and keenly observant, Humphry Clinker is a delicioussend-up of eighteenth-century society.
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- Title Humphry Clinker (Penguin Classics)
- Author Smollett, Tobias
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 450
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Classics
- Date 2008
- Bookseller's Inventory # 132406110023
- ISBN 9780141441429 / 0141441429
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.88 x 5.16 x 1 in (20.02 x 13.11 x 2.54 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
A triumph of English satire, Humphry Clinker was published just three months prior to its author's death in 1771. At its heart is Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope who travels Britain with his nephew, niece, spinster sister, and manservant, the trusty Humphry Clinker. In a narrative peopled with pimps, drunkards, and con men, Bramble's pessimistic views on the world's degeneracy- and his eagerness to express them-betray the author's belief that his countrymen were suffering from an acute lack of sense and sobriety. Boisterous and keenly observant, Humphry Clinker is a delicious send-up of eighteenth-century society.