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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, published in London on 17 June 1771 (three months before Smollett's death), and is considered by many to be his best and funniest work. It is an epistolary novel, presented in the form of letters written by six characters: Matthew Bramble, a Welsh Squire; his sister Tabitha; their niece Lydia and nephew Jeremy Melford; Tabitha's maid Winifred Jenkins; and Lydia's suitor Wilson. The author's travels in Scotland, France, and Italy influenced his novel.

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  • L’Expédition de Humphry Clinker, publié à Londres le 17 juin 1771, est un roman épistolaire et picaresque de Tobias Smollett. Considéré par beaucoup comme, de loin, la plus drôle et la meilleure œuvre de Smollett, l’Expédition de Humphry Clinker est le dernier de ses romans picaresques. Il consiste en lettres écrites par cinq personnages différents. La majeure partie de l’intrigue résulte des différences dans les descriptions des mêmes événements par les différents participants. L'attribution des motifs et la description des comportements montrent des contrastes extrêmes et sont révélateurs du caractère du narrateur. Situé dans les stations thermales et les stations balnéaires fréquentées par la haute société du XVIIIe siècle, le cadre de l'action fournit aux personnages beaucoup d'occasions d'observations satiriques sur la vie et les comportements anglais. Les propres voyages de Smollett en Écosse, en France et en Italie lui ont inspiré l'intrigue de son œuvre. (fr)
  • The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, published in London on 17 June 1771 (three months before Smollett's death), and is considered by many to be his best and funniest work. It is an epistolary novel, presented in the form of letters written by six characters: Matthew Bramble, a Welsh Squire; his sister Tabitha; their niece Lydia and nephew Jeremy Melford; Tabitha's maid Winifred Jenkins; and Lydia's suitor Wilson. Much of the comedy arises from differences in the descriptions of the same events and places seen by the participants. Attributions of motives and descriptions of behaviour show wild variation and reveal much about the character of the teller. The setting, amidst the high-society spa towns, inns, and seaside resorts of the 18th century, provides his characters with many opportunities for satirical observations on English and Scottish life, manners, and politics. Smollett relies heavily on a scatological humour and references to the body. The net effect re-creates the messiness of eighteenth-century British novels that relied on the epistolary form. The author's travels in Scotland, France, and Italy influenced his novel. (en)
  • The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, of kortweg Humphry Clinker, is een briefroman van Tobias Smollett, voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1771. Het werk is een satirische schelmenroman en werd slechts drie maanden vóór Smolletts dood uitgegeven. (nl)
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  • The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, of kortweg Humphry Clinker, is een briefroman van Tobias Smollett, voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1771. Het werk is een satirische schelmenroman en werd slechts drie maanden vóór Smolletts dood uitgegeven. (nl)
  • L’Expédition de Humphry Clinker, publié à Londres le 17 juin 1771, est un roman épistolaire et picaresque de Tobias Smollett. Considéré par beaucoup comme, de loin, la plus drôle et la meilleure œuvre de Smollett, l’Expédition de Humphry Clinker est le dernier de ses romans picaresques. Il consiste en lettres écrites par cinq personnages différents. La majeure partie de l’intrigue résulte des différences dans les descriptions des mêmes événements par les différents participants. (fr)
  • The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, published in London on 17 June 1771 (three months before Smollett's death), and is considered by many to be his best and funniest work. It is an epistolary novel, presented in the form of letters written by six characters: Matthew Bramble, a Welsh Squire; his sister Tabitha; their niece Lydia and nephew Jeremy Melford; Tabitha's maid Winifred Jenkins; and Lydia's suitor Wilson. The author's travels in Scotland, France, and Italy influenced his novel. (en)
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  • L'Expédition de Humphry Clinker (fr)
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