Project Gutenberg 2006-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 1380 Westmacott, C. M. (Charles Molloy) 1787 1868 Blackmantle, Bernard Westmacott, Charles Molloy Molloy, Charles Cruikshank, Robert 1789 1856 Cruikshank, I. R. (Isaac Robert) Cruikshank, I. Robert (Isaac Robert) Cruikshank, R. (Robert) Cruikshank, Isaac Robert The English Spy: An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Produced by David Widger "The English Spy: An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous" by Bernard Blackmantle is a satirical novel written in the early 19th century. The book aims to explore life in various strata of society through humorous sketches and sharp character studies. Bernard Blackmantle himself appears to be the central character, presenting his perspective on the social dynamics of his time. At the start of the novel, Blackmantle directly addresses the critics, expressing a defiant and humorous approach toward literary reviews. He humorously reflects on the nature of modern satire while outlining his intentions for the book and his disdain for conventional literary norms. The opening portion introduces Blackmantle's observant nature and desire to take a light-hearted yet incisive look at the folly of human behavior and social customs, setting the tone for the entertaining sketches of characters and scenes that are likely to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/20001/20001-h/images/titlepage-th.jpg Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Satire, English England -- Social life and customs University of Oxford -- Anecdotes PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 1556887 2025-08-08T11:32:21.462815 text/html 1588002 2015-05-15T04:31:40 text/html 36349131 2025-08-08T11:32:50.800204 application/epub+zip 36347491 2025-08-08T11:32:27.225821 application/epub+zip 722016 2025-08-08T11:32:23.789866 application/epub+zip 36714124 2025-08-08T11:33:05.727190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36695818 2025-08-08T11:32:44.745202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1083849 2022-09-09T12:18:54.131299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1368244 2025-08-08T11:32:18.492884 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1368102 2006-12-03T07:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1368112 2006-12-03T07:46:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21918 2025-08-08T11:33:06.015101 application/rdf+xml 14027 2025-08-08T11:32:23.935815 image/jpeg 2271 2025-08-08T11:32:23.866840 image/jpeg 553803 2006-12-03T08:00:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 36490084 2015-05-15T04:33:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 553537 2006-12-03T08:00:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 35794163 2025-08-08T11:32:22.394861 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 en.wikipedia