Humphry Clinker (Penguin Classics),New

Matthew Bramble, A Goutridden Misanthrope, Travels Britain With His Nephew, Niece, Spinster Sister And Manservant, The Trusty Humphry Clinker. In Poor Health, Bramble Sees The World As One Of Degeneracy And Raucous Overcrowding, And Will Not Hesitate To Let His Companions Know His Feelings On The Matter. Peopled With Pimps, Drunkards, Decadents And Conmen, Humphrey Clinker Displays Smolletts Ferociously Pessimistic View Of Mankind, And His Belief That The Luxury Of Eighteenthcentury England Existence Was The Enemy Of Sense And Sobriety. Presented In The Form Of Letters From Six Very Different Characters, And Full Of Joyful Puns And Double Entendres, Humphrey Clinker Is Now Recognised As A Boisterous And Observant Masterpiece Of English Satire. Jeremy Lewiss Introduction Examines Why Smollett Has Become An Unjustly Neglected Figure Of English Literature, And How The Time In Which He Lived Became A Crucible For His Work. This New Edition Contains Notes, A Chronology And Suggested Reading.For More Than Seventy Years, Penguin Has Been The Leading Publisher Of Classic Literature In The Englishspeaking World. With More Than 1,700 Titles, Penguin Classics Represents A Global Bookshelf Of The Best Works Throughout History And Across Genres And Disciplines. Readers Trust The Series To Provide Authoritative Texts Enhanced By Introductions And Notes By Distinguished Scholars And Contemporary Authors, As Well As Uptodate Translations By Awardwinning Translators.