The Expedition of Humphrey Clinkerby Tobias Smollett | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - Adventure" |
| Pages: | 414 |
| Year of Publication: | 1771 |
| Date Read: | 07/05/1997 |
| Notes: | Written in the form of letters that view episodes from differing perspectives, Smollett tells of a journey the cantankerous but essentially generous Matthew Bramble makes — accompanied by various family members and servants — from his estate in Wales to Bath, London, Scotland and back home. On their journey, they meet several eccentrics, including poverty-stricken young Humphrey Clinker, who is naïve and inclined to preach Methodism wherever he can gather a crowd. Particularly rewarding as a picture of 18th-century British life. COMMENTS — Want more Smollett? Roderick Random and Peregrine Pickle are still widely available. |
| My Rating: | 8 |