Ask Mamma: Or the Richest Commoner in England (Nonsuch Classics)

Surtees, Robert S.

ISBN 10: 1845880021 / ISBN 13: 9781845880026

Published by Nonsuch Publishing, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ask Mamma: Or the Richest Commoner in England (Nonsuch Classics)
• Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845880021
• ISBN 13: 9781845880026
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1753699176.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47155409
• Signed: 7/28/2025 10:39:36 AM
• Seller catalogs:
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About this title

Synopsis

This delightful Victorian novel, beautifully illustrated with woodcuts by John Leech, follows the romantic exploits of two generations of the Pringle family. Miss Emma Willing is a humble seamstress who makes a good first marriage to Mr. Billy Pringle, the result of which is the hero of the story, their son Fine Billy. After the untimely death of her husband, Mrs. Pringle secures the launch of her son into polite country society by the Earl of Ladythorne. Once ensconced in the countryside, Billy soon forgets an early dalliance with a serving girl and finds himself immersed in the world of fox hunting, and courted by local society, including the Miss Yammertons. Filled with colorful and humorous characters, this book presents an affectionate but irreverent view of country life for the wealthy Victorian.

About the Author

In 1831, after the death of his brother made him heir to his father’s fortune, Robert Surtees started the New Sporting Magazine. In the pages of this magazine Surtees developed the humorous character Mr. John Jorrocks.