The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Summarized Edition)
Enriched edition. An eighteenth-century epistolary road satire of Georgian Britain—a multi-voiced picaresque from London to EdinburghBy T. Smollett
Length4h 5m
About this audiobook
In The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771), Smollett fashions a polyphonic epistolary tour of Britain in which a gouty Welsh squire, his scheming sister, their spirited niece and nephew, a hilariously unlettered maid, and companions view Bath, London, and Scotland from clashing angles. The novel blends picaresque momentum with social reportage: spas, coaching inns, assemblies, and playhouses become stages for satire tempered by sympathy. Its letters—from Bramble's irascible complaints to Win Jenkins's phonetic blunders—anatomize post-Union identities, medical fashions, and the pressures of urban modernity, even as sentiment softens judgment. Smollett, a Scottish surgeon-turned-man of letters, drew on medical training, editorial combat, and hard-won travel experience (not least his Travels Through France and Italy) to shape this late masterpiece. Composed in the shadow of illness and partial exile in Italy, the book refines his earlier asperities into comic benevolence without sacrificing diagnostic bite. This novel suits readers seeking both laughter and layered cultural history: students of eighteenth-century fiction, travel writing, and British nationhood will find a lucid primer and a sophisticated case study. Admirers of Fielding and Sterne alike will relish its energy; newcomers will discover a generous, stylistically dazzling guide to a society on the move.
Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Humor
Length4 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 12, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
47Letter XLI: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
2Introduction
48Letter XLII: To Dr Lewis
3Synopsis
49Letter XLIII: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall, &c
4Historical Context
50Letter XLIV: To Mrs Gwyllim, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall
5To Mr Henry Davis, Bookseller, in London
51Letter XLV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
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6To the Revd. Mr Jonathan Dustwich
52Letter XLVI: To Dr Lewis
7Letter I: To Dr Lewis
53Letter XLVII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
8Letter II: To Mrs Gwyllim, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall
54Letter XLVIII: To Dr Lewis
9Letter III: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
55Letter XLIX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart of Jesus college, Oxon
10Letter IV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
56Letter L: To Sir Watkin Phillips Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
11Letter V: To Mrs Jermyn at her house in Gloucester
57Letter LI: To Dr Lewis
12Letter VI: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
58Letter LII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. at Oxon
13Letter VII: To Dr Lewis
59Letter LIII: To Dr Lewis
14Letter VIII: To Miss Lydia Melford
60Letter LIV: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
15Letter IX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
61Letter LV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
16Letter X: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
62Letter LVI: To Dr Lewis
17Letter XI: To Dr Lewis
63Letter LVII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
18Letter XII: To Miss Letty Willis, at Gloucester
64Letter LVIII: To Dr Lewis
19Letter XIII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
65Letter LIX: To Dr Lewis
20Letter XIV: To Dr Lewis. Bath, April 23
66Letter LX: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
21Letter XV: To Miss Willis at Gloucester. Bath, April 26
67Letter LXI: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
22Letter XVI: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
68Letter LXII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. at Oxon
23Letter XVII: To Mrs Gwyllim, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall
69Letter LXIII: To Dr Lewis
24Letter XVIII: To Dr Lewis
70Letter LXIV: To Mrs Gwillim, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall
25Letter XIX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
71Letter LXV: To Dr Lewis
26Letter XX: To Dr Lewis
72Letter LXVI: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
27Letter XXI: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
73Letter LXVII: To Dr Lewis
28Letter XXII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
74Letter LXVIII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. at Oxon
29Letter XXIII: To Dr Lewis
75Letter LXIX: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
30Letter XXIV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
76Letter LXX: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
31Letter XXV: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
77Letter LXXI: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
32Letter XXVI: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
78Letter LXXII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
33Letter XXVII: To Dr Lewis
79Letter LXXIII: To Dr Lewis
34Letter XXVIII: To Dr Lewis
80Letter LXXIV: To Dr Lewis
35Letter XXIX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
81Letter LXXV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. at Oxon
36Letter XXX: To Dr Lewis
82Letter LXXVI: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
37Letter XXXI: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
83Letter LXXVII: To Mrs Jermyn, at her house in Gloucester
38Letter XXXII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
84Letter LXXVIII: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
39Letter XXXIII: To Dr Lewis
85Letter LXXIX: To Dr Lewis
40Letter XXXIV: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
86Letter LXXX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. at Oxon
41Letter XXXV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
87Letter LXXXI: To Dr Lewis
42Letter XXXVI: To Dr Lewis
88Letter LXXXII: To Mrs Gwyllim, at Brambleton-hall
43Letter XXXVII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
89Letter LXXXIII: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
44Letter XXXVIII: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
90Analysis
45Letter XXXIX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
91Reflection
46Letter XL: To Dr Lewis
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