Tobias Smollett: Essays of Two Decades [Hardcover]

George S. Rousseau (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Publishers, Ltd.; First Edition edition (December 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0567093301
• ISBN-13: 978-0567093301
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,167,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost forgotten writer, August 30, 2004

By 

W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Tobias Smollett: Essays of Two Decades (Hardcover)

Only a specialist in English literature would have heard of Smollett, let alone read his works. He died in 1771 and his writings have languished consistently since then. Though when he lived, he was fairly well known amongst educated Britons.

Rosseau gives us a series of essays on Smollett that compare him favourably to his contemporaries like Defoe, Stevenson and Fielding. If you have never read Smollett, this book might intrigue you enough to do so.