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 entertaining novels. A humorous narrative of the hunting, shooting, racing, sailing, and other “eccentric and extravagant” exploits of a good-natured sportsman and Cockney grocer.
About the author
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.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 280 ● ISBN 9781411451209 ● File size 0.5 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863648 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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