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
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5To Mr Henry Davis, Bookseller, in London
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6To the Revd. Mr Jonathan Dustwich
7Letter I: To Dr Lewis
8Letter II: To Mrs Gwyllim, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall
9Letter III: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
10Letter IV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
11Letter V: To Mrs Jermyn at her house in Gloucester
12Letter VI: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
13Letter VII: To Dr Lewis
14Letter VIII: To Miss Lydia Melford
15Letter IX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
16Letter X: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
17Letter XI: To Dr Lewis
18Letter XII: To Miss Letty Willis, at Gloucester
19Letter XIII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
20Letter XIV: To Dr Lewis. Bath, April 23
21Letter XV: To Miss Willis at Gloucester. Bath, April 26
22Letter XVI: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
23Letter XVII: To Mrs Gwyllim, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall
24Letter XVIII: To Dr Lewis
25Letter XIX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
26Letter XX: To Dr Lewis
27Letter XXI: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
28Letter XXII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
29Letter XXIII: To Dr Lewis
30Letter XXIV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
31Letter XXV: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
32Letter XXVI: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
33Letter XXVII: To Dr Lewis
34Letter XXVIII: To Dr Lewis
35Letter XXIX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
36Letter XXX: To Dr Lewis
37Letter XXXI: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
38Letter XXXII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
39Letter XXXIII: To Dr Lewis
40Letter XXXIV: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall
41Letter XXXV: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
42Letter XXXVI: To Dr Lewis
43Letter XXXVII: To Sir Watkin Phillips, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon
44Letter XXXVIII: To Miss Laetitia Willis, at Gloucester
45Letter XXXIX: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
46Letter XL: To Dr Lewis
47Letter XLI: To Sir Watkin Phillips, of Jesus college, Oxon
48Letter XLII: To Dr Lewis
49Letter XLIII: To Mrs Mary Jones, at Brambleton-hall, &c
50Letter XLIV: To Mrs Gwyllim, house-keeper at Brambleton-hall
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