The English comic novelist R. S. Surtees wrote sporting and satirical masterpieces, shining a light on the foibles and obsessions of early Victorian England. He created Mr. Jorrocks, one of the great comic characters of English literature, a Cockney grocer obsessed with fox hunting, whose various misadventures would go on to influence Dickensâ âThe Pickwick Papersâ. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Surteesâ complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Surteesâ life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* All 8 novels, with individual contents tables
* Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including âPlain or Ringletsâ and âHillingdon Hallâ
* The unfinished novel âYoung Tom Hallâs Heart-aches and Horsesâ â first time in digital print
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Victorian texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Famous works are fully illustrated with John Leechâs stunning colour illustrations for the original monthly parts
* Surteesâ rare non-fiction, including the seminal âThe Horseman's Manualâ â available in no other collection
* A bonus biography
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
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CONTENTS:
The Novels
Handley Cross
Hillingdon Hall
Hawbuck Grange
Mr Spongeâs Sporting Tour
Ask Mamma
Plain or Ringlets
Mr Facey Romfordâs Hounds
Young Tom Hallâs Heart-aches and Horses
The Shorter Fiction
Jorrocksâ Jaunts and Jollities
Mr. Jorrocks
The Non-Fiction
The Horsemanâs Manual
Hints to Railway Travellers
Nimrod
Fox-Hunting
Fox-Hunting in Past and Present Times
Thoughts on Fortune-Hunting
The Biography
Brief Biography: R. S. Surtees by Thomas Seccombe
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