The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Tobias Smollett
- First Published: 1771
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Mid-eighteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Love or romance, Mistaken or secret identity, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Moral conditions, Servants, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Adventure, Scotland or Scottish people, Wales or Welsh people
- Locales: England, Scotland, Wales
Places Discussed
Brambleton Hall. Matthew Squire’s country residence, an imaginary estate near the real town of Abergavenny, Wales. Throughout the novel, it serves as the basis of comparison for the new places the family experiences and comments on in their letters to friends at home. Smollett, himself a Scotsman, liked Wales and used Welsh characters in other novels. Choosing a Welsh protagonist like Matt provided Smollett with a not-quite- foreign outsider from a simple, rustic background to serve as witness and commentator on city life versus country life, tradition versus...
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