Project Gutenberg 2005-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 378 Surtees, Robert Smith 1805 1864 Surtees, R. S. (Robert Smith) Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour" by Robert Smith Surtees is a humorous novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around the comically ambiguous character of Mr. Sponge, a man navigating the world of hunting and high society with dubious motives, particularly in his pursuits of fortune. Through the lens of Mr. Sponge's absurdities and the sporting culture of his time, the book offers an entertaining critique of social pretensions and the sporting class. The opening of the novel introduces Mr. Soapey Sponge as he strolls along Oxford Street, characterized by an air of self-importance and a keen interest in horses and the equestrian lifestyle. As he wanders through the bustling streets of London, it becomes evident that his existence is largely devoted to horse trading and fortune-hunting, though he is not very successful in either. In an amusingly self-aware tone, the author sets the stage for Sponge's adventures and misadventures in the sporting world, complete with a motley cast of characters that will likely accompany him as the tale unfolds. The narrative suggests that Sponge's ambitions will lead him into both absurd and enlightening situations as he engages with fellow enthusiasts and seekers of wealth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories England -- Fiction Hunting stories Fox hunting -- Fiction PR Text Animals-Wild-Trapping Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1202831 2025-08-07T09:27:35.080560 text/html 1220396 2020-12-12T19:51:32 text/html 4752448 2025-08-07T09:27:51.842498 application/epub+zip 4774086 2025-08-07T09:27:39.206608 application/epub+zip 545236 2025-08-07T09:27:37.414590 application/epub+zip 5149762 2025-08-07T09:28:01.740536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5069083 2025-08-07T09:27:50.240525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 837387 2022-09-08T08:30:05.510576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1123445 2025-08-07T09:27:31.742612 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1123238 2020-12-12T19:51:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1123233 2020-12-12T19:51:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21391 2025-08-07T09:28:01.905431 application/rdf+xml 10490 2025-08-07T09:27:37.967544 image/jpeg 2851 2025-08-07T09:27:37.692557 image/jpeg 431724 2020-12-12T19:51:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 4648228 2020-12-12T19:51:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 431602 2020-12-12T19:51:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 4752283 2025-08-07T09:27:35.372594 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia