Triumphant returning at night with the spoil, Like Bachanals, shouting and gay: How sweet with a bottle and song to refresh, And lose the fatigues of the day. With sport, wit, and wine, fickle fortune defy, Dull 'wisdom all happiness sours; Since Life is no more than a passage at best, Let's strew the way over with flowers.

This file includes Roderick Ransom, Peregrine Picke, Ferdinand Count Father, Sir Lancelot Greaves, Travels through France and Italy, and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker. "According to Wikipedia: "Tobias George Smollett (bapt. 19 March 1721 - 17 September 1771) was a Scottish author, best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748) and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1753)." Smollett was one of David Copperfield's (Charles Dickens') favorite autho...

Book-length collection. According to Wikipedia: "Charles John Huffam Dickens, (1812 - 1870), pen-name "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Later critics, beginning with George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton, championed his mastery of prose, h...

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William Thackeray called it "the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began." As a group of travellers visit places in England and Scotland, they provide through satire and wit a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to sc...

A captivating book penned in Edgeworth's signature style. Set in her native Ireland, the novel introduces us to several interesting characters and offers a veiled commentary on the political scenario of the time. Captivating!To find more titles in your format, Search in Books using EasyRead and the size of the font that makes reading easier and more enjoyable for you.Select a digital rights management (DRM) option: (What's this?)Enable digital rights management

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Short Stories of Sir Walter Scott" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet. He was the first modern English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics...

The shiftless Lord Glenthorn has money and a title but suffers from ennui—from boredom. When it is revealed to him that he is not, in fact, an Anglo-Irish earl, but the peasant Christy O’Donoghoe, he must face his changed circumstances in order to provide for a life and future for the woman with whom he has fallen in love.First published in 1809, Ennui is a didactic novel by Maria Edgeworth, who, along with Jane Austen, was a preeminent female novelist of the early ninetee...

Henry Savery's "Quintus Servinton" stands as a pioneering work in Australian literature, intertwining elements of a picaresque novel with rich historical narratives. Set in the early 19th century, it chronicles the journey of its titular character, a convict who epitomizes the struggles of individuals against societal constraints. Savery's style is characterized by vivid descriptions and a keen psychological insight into his characters, embodying the conflict between individual desires and...

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, published in London on 17 June 1771 (just three months before Smollett's death), and is considered by many to be his best and funniest work. It is an epistolary novel, presented in the form of letters written by six characters: Matthew Bramble, a Welsh Squire; his sister Tabitha; their niece Lydia and nephew Jeremy Melford; Tabitha's maid Winifred Jenkins; and Lydia's suitor Wilson.Much of t...

According to Wikipedia: "Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such...

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF TOBIAS SMOLLETT includes five picaresque novels (and one poem) by Tobias Smollett, including his well-known classics THE ADVENTURES OF RODERICK RANDOM and THE ADVENTURES OF PEREGRINE PICKLE. Includes an active table of contents.The Adventures of Roderick RandomThe Adventures of Peregrine PickleThe Adventures of Ferdinand Count FathomThe Adventures of Sir Launcelot GreavesThe Expedition of Humphrey Clinker