Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollitiesby Robert Smith Surtees | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - Adventure" |
| Pages: | 231 |
| Year of Publication: | 1838 |
| Date Read: | 03/19/1996 |
| Notes: | A series of picaresque comic tales about the ebullient Jorrocks, a vulgar Cockney grocer, a city man who loves the sporting life in the country. Jorrocks is surrounded by a variety of characters as eccentric as he is. COMMENTS — The subtitle is The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eating, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of that Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks, of St. Botolph Lane and Great Coram Street. |
| My Rating: | 8 |