Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by R. S. Surtees

Overview

The hero of this classic novel of English humor is Soapey Sponge, whose game is fox hunting and fortune hunting. With its delightful surprise ending, this humorous novel leaves a lasting impression for its comical moments and its evocative descriptions of fox hunting over open country.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411451193
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	11/15/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	478
Sales rank:	721,569
File size:	681 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Robert Smith Surtees (1805–1864) was an English novelist and editor. His humorous pieces first appeared in New Sporting Magazine, which he helped found. These pieces were later published as Jorrocks’ Jaunts and Jollities and were so popular that Surtees published several more Jorricks novels, among other works.