Ask Mamma: Or, the Richest Commoner in England

by Robert Smith Surtees (Illustrator)

Ask Or, the Richest Commoner in England

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

541 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1858

About the author

Robert Smith Surtees (1805–1864) was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R.S. Surtees.

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

1st edition from 1858 with all illustrations intact including glassine sheets to protect them...
AND ONLY £18!

WOO, WOO, WOO, WOO.

Give a guy a break, this kind of luck don't come of'en.

[Huw Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you think of Surtees you should think of the huntin' shootin' fishin' classes. Jorrocks (qv) is a case in point. Whilst Ask Mamma involves a certain ammount of equestrianism, it is much more a satirical look at Victorian society, their manners, mores and class rigidity. The son of the family, the central character of the book, hazs many hurdles to overcome in pusuit of a happy ending. The writing suffers from a lack of verbosity found in many of his peers and is as pacey as the horses he describes so avidly.