Robert Smith Surtees (1805–1864) was an English novelist and editor. His humorous pieces first appeared in New Sporting Magazine, which he helped found. These pieces were later published as Jorrocks” Jaunts and Jollities and were so popular that Surtees published several more Jorricks novels, among other works.
11 Ebooks by R. S. Surtees
R. S. Surtees: Jorrocks on ‘unting
This vintage book contains a novella written by R. S. Surtees and first published in 1909. A witty and entertaining story based around fox hunting, ‘Jorrocks on ‘unting’ is highly recommended for …
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R. S. Surtees: Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour
This vintage book contains Robert Smith Surtees’ 1849 novel, "Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour". Light-hearted and wonderfully written, this volume follows Mr. Sponge, a quirky nineteenth-century …
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R. S. Surtees: Delphi Complete Works of R. S. Surtees (Illustrated)
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 …
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R. S. Surtees: Hawbuck Grange (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Robert Smith Surtees was a dedicated sportsman who portrayed (and satirized) English fox-hunting society with great verve in his humorous novels. Published in 1847, Hawbuck Grange follows the adven …
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R. S. Surtees: Ask Mamma (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
“The following story does not involve the complication of a plot.” So states the preface, setting the tone for the humorous tale that follows. The Victorian novel tells of two generations of the Pr …
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R. S. Surtees: Mr. Facey Romford’s Hounds (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Facey Romford is often mistaken for a wealthy man of the same name. He decides to capitalize on the case of mistaken identity and becomes Master of Hounds of the Heavyside Hunt, taking advantage of …
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R. S. Surtees: Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
The hero of this classic novel of English humor is Soapey Sponge, whose game is fox hunting and fortune hunting. With its delightful surprise ending, this humorous novel leaves a lasting impression …
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R. S. Surtees: Jorrocks’s Jaunts and Jollities (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
John Jorrocks—a “renowned sporting citizen”—is the first character created by English comic writer Robert Smith Surtees. Jorrocks’s Jaunts and Jollities is one of the author’s most celebrated and e …
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R. S. Surtees: Plain or Ringlets? (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Here is another of Surtees’s comic novels—this one sure to delight with its captivating portrait of Victorian absurdity. Renowned for his entertaining insight into the foibles of English hunting so …
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R. S. Surtees: Handley Cross (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Surtees’ novel features his great comic creation, the cockney grocer and sportsman Jorrocks. A series of incidents in the life of Jorrocks, the novel is without plot—but includes chapters on hunts, …
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R S Surtees: Mr Facey Romford’s Hounds
Facey is a trickster who takes advantage of society's greed and gullibility, and gets away with it. This brisk, entertaining novel is the sequel to Mr Sponge's Sporting …
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