The Poet and the Professor
by Powell, Lawrence Clark
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Boise, Idaho, 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
- The Book Press (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000683
- Title
- The Poet and the Professor
- Author
- Powell, Lawrence Clark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Date Published
- 1981
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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