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Presented through an ingeniously overlapping and intertwining
series of letters written by six very different characters, The
Expedition of Humphry Clinker is the story of Squire Matthew
Bramble and his family's journey across England and Scotland. From
the gouty hypochondriac squire eager to take the waters in various
spa towns to his malapropistic sister Tabitha, who is keenly
looking for a husband, the characters recount their own
experiences, desires and particular version of events, and in doing
so introduce the reader to the extraordinary exploits of the
hostler Humphry Clinker. Full of decadence, drunkenness and
debauchery, and littered with double entendres, bawdy puns and
scatological references, The Expedition of Humphry Clinker,
published only a few months before Smollett's death, is a biting
and sharply observed satire of the luxury and licentiousness of
eighteenth-century society. This edition contains notes and extra
material.
Roderick Random (1748), Smollett's first novel, is full of the
dazzling vitality characteristics of all his work, as well as of
his own life. Roderick is the boisterous and unprincipled hero who
answers life's many misfortunes with a sledgehammer. Left
penniless, he leaves his native Scotland for London and on the way
meets Strap, and old schoolfellow. Together they undergo many
adventures at the hands of scoundrels and rogues. Roderick
qualifies as a surgeon's mate and is pressed as a common soldier on
board the man-of-war Thunder. In a tale of romance as well as
adventure, Roderick also finds time to fall in love... Smollett
drew on his own experiences as a surgeon's mate in the navy for the
memorable scenes on board ship, and the novel combines documentary
realism with great humor and panache.
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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.
Roderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great
affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has
left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief
apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to
London where he encounters various rogues.
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