Esta singular obra recoge la narración que legó un mercero londinense sobre unos sucesos extraordinarios del antiguo Japón. Originalmente este escrito fue posible gracias a las confidencias de un átomo omnisciente que hab&iacut...
Matthew Bramble, misántropo enfermo de gota, viaja por Gran Bretaña en compañía de sus sobrinos, su hermana solterona y Humphry Clinker, su fiel criado. Bramble ve el mundo como un lugar lleno de ruido y degeneración,...
Este libro narra un viaje efectuado entre abril y octubre por tierras inglesas y escocesas. A pesar del título, Clinker no es el protagonista de la obra sino un personaje más del entorno de la familia Bramble, pues el objetivo del autor es...
La expedición de Humphrey Clinker es una de las grandes novelas del XVIII inglés y la obra maestra de su autor, Tobías Smolett, uno de los más notables herederos de Cervantes.
El escocés Tobias Smollett pertenece al grupo de novelistas británicos del siglo XVIII que contribuyeron al rápido desarrollo del género. «Roderick Random» forjó la fama del autor porque en ella supo plasmar...
Henry Fielding (Tom Jones), Laurence Sterne (Tristram Shandy), y Tobias Smollet son los tres máximos representantes de la novela picaresca inglesa del siglo XVIII. Bien conocidos de los lectores de habla española los dos primeros, no exist&i...
A brisk, beguiling journey through smokey streets and bright parlours, The Adventures Of Peregrine Pickle (Vol I) invites you to travel back to the glide and grind of the Georgian era. A picaresque adventure fiction that pairs sharp wit with roguish charm...
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A Complete History Of England : From The Descent Of Julius Caesar, To The Treaty Of Aix La Chapelle, 1748. Containing The Transactions Of One Thousand Eight Hundred And Three Years (Volume I), has been considered by academicians and scholars of great sign...
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Matthew Bramble a gout-ridden misanthrope travels Britain with his nephew niece spinster sister and man-servant the trusty Humphry Clinker. In poor health Bramble sees the world as one of degeneracy and raucous overcrowding and will not hesitate to let...
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