I. THE SWELL AND THE SURREY
What true-bred city sportsman has not in his day put
off the most urgent business—­perhaps his
marriage, or even the interment of his rib—­that
he might...
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Surtees is the best-known example in English of the sporting novelist. His novels offer a detailed picture of a specialized but vividly presented section of early Victorian society: the world of horse...
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Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities
Robert Smith Surtees