This beautiful softcover edition is in fine condition with no marks or tears and showing absolutely minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, appear unread, and the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, written by Tobias Smollett and published in 1771, is a classic epistolary novel and considered one of the great comic works of 18th-century literature. Though Smollett was better known for his darker works, The Expedition of Humphry Clinker is praised for its humor and warmth. Some consider it his masterpiece.