Robert Smith Surtees became the most popular of the “squire novelists” with his series featuring the inexpert fox-hunting enthusiast and London grocer John Jorrocks. Made famous first in Jorrocks’s Jaunts and Jollities and later in its sequel, Handley Cross (1843),… Read More ›
Handley Cross
Analysis of R. S. Surtees’s Handley Cross
R. S. Surtees creates a satire of the hunting set in his novel Handley Cross. Surtees, an avid hunter, sportsman, and sportswriter, knew his topic well and adds to reader enjoyment by openly making fun of his own passion. He… Read More ›
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