Comments on: Humphry Clinker is a riot of “originals” http://www.bibliographing.com/2009/09/16/humphry-clinker-riot-originals/ or, writing about books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rose City Reader http://www.bibliographing.com/2009/09/16/humphry-clinker-riot-originals/comment-page-1/#comment-3547 Rose City Reader Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:39:07 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=1865#comment-3547 Super! Looking forward to it. Super! Looking forward to it.

]]> By: nicole http://www.bibliographing.com/2009/09/16/humphry-clinker-riot-originals/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 nicole Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:51 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=1865#comment-3538 Aw thank you! I've definitely seen you around at Wuthering Expectations and read your blog as well. More on Smollett next week...he's awesome. Aw thank you! I’ve definitely seen you around at Wuthering Expectations and read your blog as well. More on Smollett next week…he’s awesome.

]]> By: Rose City Reader http://www.bibliographing.com/2009/09/16/humphry-clinker-riot-originals/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 Rose City Reader Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:11:27 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=1865#comment-3521 Great stuff! Smollett has been on my radar for a while. I must give him a try. Glad I found your blog. I'm working my way through Wuthering Expectations' blogroll, looking for book bloggers with similar tastes to mine. Looks like I found one. Great stuff! Smollett has been on my radar for a while. I must give him a try.

Glad I found your blog. I’m working my way through Wuthering Expectations’ blogroll, looking for book bloggers with similar tastes to mine. Looks like I found one.

]]> By: Amateur Reader http://www.bibliographing.com/2009/09/16/humphry-clinker-riot-originals/comment-page-1/#comment-3496 Amateur Reader Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:45:18 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=1865#comment-3496 Flat vs round: yes, exactly. Dead vs alive is more like it. Smollett's best characters are alive. Yes, please read more Smollett. I've just read this and <i>Roderick Random</i> (quite different, a straight picaresqe, but very easy to recommend), but I want to know more. Can <i>Peregrine Pickle</i> possibly be as good as its title? Flat vs round: yes, exactly. Dead vs alive is more like it. Smollett’s best characters are alive.

Yes, please read more Smollett. I’ve just read this and Roderick Random (quite different, a straight picaresqe, but very easy to recommend), but I want to know more. Can Peregrine Pickle possibly be as good as its title?

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