"John Jorrocks and Other Characters (From the Works of Robert Surtees)" French, Lt.-Col. The Hon.

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FRENCH, Lt.-Col. The Hon. Gerald, D.S.O.

[124] pp.

w/ 2 letters laid-in from WM. John Logan of Middleburg, VA

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[124] pp.

w/ 2 letters laid-in from WM. John Logan of Middleburg, VA

Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd

10" x 7 3/4"

"John Jorrocks and Other Characters (From The Works Of Robert Surtees)" is a collection of humorous sporting tales featuring the iconic character John Jorrocks, a cockney grocer with a passion for fox hunting, originally published in serial form by Robert Smith Surtees in the mid-19th century, with this particular edition edited and published by Lt.-Col. the Hon. Gerald French in 1947. While Surtees is primarily known for this character and his later novel Handley Cross, this compilation highlights Jorrocks's adventures and interactions with a variety of other colorful characters. See less