Dimensions
130 x 198 x 27mm
The comic travels of a country squire. Touring Britain in a round trip from Wales to London and Scotland, wealthy landowner Matthew Bramble heads a family of hot personalities. Accompanied by his niece and nephew, servants - and desperate, marriage-hunting sister Tabitha - the irascible Bramble gathers Humphry Clinker into service along the way. The ensuing mishaps, squabbles, farcical adventures and romantic intrigues are described by the travellers in their many letters to friends and loved ones.
Enduring every conceivable discomfort while his relations indulge in the family's plotting and practical jokes, Bramble returns with relief to spend the rest of his days at Brambleton Hall at the close of a narrative of great seductive charm.
The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction, notes, glossary, selected criticism and chronology of Smollett's life and times.
