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Jeremy Black, "Smollett's Britain" (St. Augustine's Press, 2022)

Jeremy Black, "Smollett's Britain" (St. Augustine's Press, 2022)

FromNew Books in Literary Studies


Jeremy Black, "Smollett's Britain" (St. Augustine's Press, 2022)

FromNew Books in Literary Studies

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Aug 14, 2023
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Podcast episode

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In Smollett's Britain (St. Augustine's Press, 2022), acclaimed British historian Jeremy Black examines the layers of craft and insight in Tobias Smollett, and discusses the particular nature of his genius and influence on British culture. Once again, Black acquaints the reader with the full range of a prolific writer's works and offers a backstage tour of the meaning and context of Britain's most beloved stories and story-tellers.
Charles Coutinho, PH. D., Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, received his doctorate from New York University. His area of specialization is 19th and 20th-century European, American diplomatic and political history. He has written for Chatham House’s International Affairs, the Institute of Historical Research's Reviews in History and the University of Rouen's online periodical Cercles.
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Released:
Aug 14, 2023
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