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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Smollett, T. (Tobias) (1721–1771).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Expedition of Humphry Clinker" by Tobias Smollett is an epistolary novel published in 1771. Six correspondents—including a gouty Welsh squire, his husband-hunting sister, and their servants—chronicle a journey through England and Scotland's fashionable spa towns and resorts. Through wildly contrasting letters describing the same events, Smollett satirizes eighteenth-century British society, class pretensions, and urban life. The mysterious ostler Humphry Clinker joins their travels, bringing comic misadventures, romantic entanglements, and surprising revelations that transform the expedition.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
- Author credits: Smollett, T. (Tobias) (1721–1771)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Epistolary fiction
- Great Britain -- Fiction
- Travelers -- Fiction
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- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
- Category: Travel Writing
- Historical Fiction
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