Jorrocks' Jaunts & Jollities by Robert Smith Surtees - 1949(?) Red Hardcover

Step into the boisterous world of Victorian England with Mr. Jorrocks, the cockney grocer turned Master of Fox Hounds. In this rollicking series of sporting adventures, Surtees introduces readers to one of literature's most memorable characters—a rotund, red-faced enthusiast whose mangled English and unbridled passion for the hunt create chaos and comedy in equal measure. Following Jorrocks from London's streets to the English countryside, this satirical masterpiece skewers both the rural gentry and urban merchants through its protagonist's misadventures. Whether he's charging through hedgerows, discoursing on the virtues of hunting, or attempting to navigate country society, Jorrocks embodies the collision between city commerce and rural tradition in nineteenth-century Britain... Jorrocks' Jaunts & Jollities - Robert Smith Surtees Printed circa 1949 (est. based on other copies online), J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. #817 of Everyman's Library series. Hardcover. Approx. 4.5x7in. 254pp. In decent vintage condition. Spine is a bit faded.