The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Tobias Smollett
- First Published: 1771
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Mid-eighteenth century
- Setting: England, Scotland, and Wales
- Principal Characters: Matthew Bramble, Miss Tabitha Bramble, Lydia Melford, Jerry Melford, Winifred Jenkins, Humphry Clinker, Lieutenant Obadiah Lismahago, Mr. Dennison, George Dennison
- 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
The Story:
Squire Matthew Bramble, who owned large estates in Wales, was an eccentric and skeptical gentleman. With him lived his sister, Miss Tabitha Bramble, a middle-aged woman with matrimonial hopes that exceeded probability. Painfully afflicted with gout, the squire set out for Bath, England, to try the waters, but he had few hopes of their healing properties. His sister went with him, as did her servant, Winifred Jenkins, the squire’s manservant, and, at the last minute, his orphaned niece and nephew, Lydia and Jerry Melford.
The young Melfords were Squire...
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