The Expedition of Humphry Clinker - Couverture rigide

Smollett, T (Tobias)

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3849164616 ISBN 13 : 9783849164614

Editeur : Tredition Classics, 2012

Synopsis

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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. Much of the comedy arises from differences in the descriptions of the same events by different participants. Attributions of motives and descriptions of behaviour show wild variation and reveal much about the character of the teller. The setting, amidst the high-society spa towns and seaside resorts of the 18th century provides his characters with many opportunities for satirical observations on English life and manners. The author's own travels in Scotland, France and Italy helped provide inspiration for the plot.

Biographie de l'auteur

Tobias George Smollett (19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748) and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751), which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens. His novels were amended liberally by printers; a definitive edition of each of his works was edited by Dr. O. M. Brack, jr. to correct variants.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tredition Classics
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3849164616
• ISBN 13: 9783849164614
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 458
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible