Overview

Smedley (1818-64) was an English novelist. He was born with deformed feet, a disability which impaired his mobility and prevented him from attending regular school so he was privately educated by his uncle, the Reverend Edward Smedley. His cousin, the novelist and poet Menella Bute Smedley, later kept house for him and acted as his secretary. Smedley's first literary venture, Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil, was published anonymously in Sharpe's London Magazine from 1846-48 and proved so successful that it was expanded and published in book form in 1850 under the title Frank Fairlegh. He went on to write several further novels, often humourous and at times racily told, most of which were originally illustrated by either "Phiz" (best known for illustrating Dickens' works) or George Cruikshank. This was Smedley's second novel, subtitled The Railorad of Life, first published in book form in 1852 after serialistion in Sharpe's. Includes the 16 original illustrations by Phiz.

ISBN-13

9781406887945

ISBN-10

1406887943

Weight

1.75 Pounds

Dimensions

6.00 x 1.22 x 9.00 In

List Price

$32.90

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

548 pages

Publisher

Echo Library

Published On

2018-03-26



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