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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker /

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Tobias Smollett's last published novel and most celebrated work, appeared in June 1771, three months before the author's death. A classic in the history of the English novel, it takes the form of a collection of letters written by various members of Mr. M...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771
Otros Autores: Brack, O. M., Preston, Thomas R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, [1990]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Tobias Smollett's last published novel and most celebrated work, appeared in June 1771, three months before the author's death. A classic in the history of the English novel, it takes the form of a collection of letters written by various members of Mr. Matthew Bramble's family (for whom Humphry Clinker is a general servant) during their eight months of travel in England and Scotland in the 1760's. The wanderings of the Bramble party result in a series of amusing adventures and episodes, unfolding within the main plot in which the eccentric and contentious.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (560 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780820346601