The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
by Smollett, Tobias
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, 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
- First Landing Books & Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57712
- Title
- The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
- Author
- Smollett, Tobias
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Modern Library First
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Library;
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