Ask Mamma

by Robert Smith Surtees

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Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction

Hardcover

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

[Karen Marcum · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars - Witty and satirical observations on life in the 1850’s. Similar to the serialized sketches in Dickens’ Pickwick Papers

“Life would be very pleasant if it were not for its enjoyments.”

[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.