Robert Smith Surtees
Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer.
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
"Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour" by Robert Smith Surtees is a humorous novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the comically ambig...
By Robert Smith Surtees
"Ask Mamma"; or, The Richest Commoner In England
"Ask Mamma; or, The Richest Commoner In England" by Robert Smith Surtees is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Billy Pr...
By Robert Smith Surtees
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities
"Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities" by Robert Smith Surtees is a humorous novel written in the mid-19th century. This book follows the eccentric and bois...
By Robert Smith Surtees