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This tale of attracted lovers--one a virtuous young woman, the other a charming and wicked young man--is, like Pamela, a novel told in psychologically revealing letters.
This volume includes "The Battle of the Books" and "The Mechanical
Operation of the Spirit," both which accompanied "A Tale of a Tub"
on its first publication in 1704.
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Humphry Clinker (Paperback)
Tobias Smollett; Edited by Angus Ross; Introduction by Jeremy Lewis; Notes by Shaun Regan
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Matthew Bramble, a gout-ridden misanthrope, travels Britain with
his nephew, niece, spinster sister and man-servant, the trusty
Humphry Clinker. In poor health, Bramble sees the world as one of
degeneracy and raucous overcrowding, and will not hesitate to let
his companions know his feelings on the matter. Peopled with pimps,
drunkards, decadents and con-men, Humphrey Clinker displays
Smollett's ferociously pessimistic view of mankind, and his belief
that the luxury of eighteenth-century England existence was the
enemy of sense and sobriety. Presented in the form of letters from
six very different characters, and full of joyful puns and double
entendres, Humphrey Clinker is now recognised as a boisterous and
observant masterpiece of English satire. Jeremy Lewis's
introduction examines why Smollett has become an unjustly neglected
figure of English literature, and how the time in which he lived
became a crucible for his work. This new edition contains notes, a
chronology and suggested reading.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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