Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour (Nonsuch Classics S.)

Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour (Nonsuch Classics S.)

by R.S.Surtees (Author)

Synopsis

"It was a murky October day that the hero of our tale, Mr Sponge, or Soapey Sponge, as his good-natured friends call him, was seen mizzling along Oxford Street, wending his way to the west." So begins the marvellous tale of Mr. Sponge, or rather the tales of the many characters which feature so vividly in this delightful volume. From the author of "Handley Cross" and many other sporting novels, this light-hearted romp through the countryside is a fine example of Surtees' craft.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
Published: 30 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 1845882121
ISBN 13: 9781845882129

Author Bio
Robert Smith Surtees, (1802-1864), English novelist and sporting writer, was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old Durham family. After co-founding the New Sporting Magazine, Surtees took to writing sporting novels, amongst them Hillingdon Hall, Ask Mamma, and Mr Facey Romford's Hounds, which was published following his death in March 1864.