The Adventures Of Sir Launcelot Greaves (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162687445)

The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves is a novel written by Tobias Smollett, first published in 1762. The story follows the adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, a knight who sets out on a quest to right wrongs and defend the honor of his lady love, Dulcinea. Along the way, he encounters a cast of colorful characters, including a squire named Timothy Crabshaw, a highwayman named Gamaliel Pickle, and a group of gypsies. Sir Launcelot's adventures take him from the English countryside to London, where he becomes embroiled in a series of duels and other dangerous encounters. The novel is a satirical take on the conventions of chivalry and romance, and Smollett uses Sir Launcelot's adventures to poke fun at the absurdities of the genre. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves is considered one of Smollett's most entertaining works and is still widely read and enjoyed today.Sir Launcelot being thus alarmed, started from his bed, and running to the window, beheld a cavalcade of persons well mounted, and distinguished by blue cockades. They were generally attired like jockies, with gold-laced hats and buckskin breeches, and one of them bore a standard of blue silk, inscribed in white letters, Liberty and the Landed Interest. He who rode at their head was a jolly figure, of a florid complexion and round belly, seemingly turned of fifty, and, in all appearance, of a choleric disposition. As they approached the market-place they waved their hats, huzza'd, and cried aloud, No Foreign Connections, -- Old-England for ever.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work

Author: Tobias Smollett
ISBN-10: 1162687444
ISBN-13: 9781162687445
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.40d