An epistolary by which we read through letters written by 5 different people; a family but one (a companion). It started of a little confusing as the header does not tell who the writer is (you find it as they sign their name off on the letter) however after a while you'd note that there are pairings of writers & receivers so you know from whom perspective we are reading. Each writer has his/her own style and most are easily read; one is obviously of lesser education and a little hard for me to read due to the spelling but thankfully her letters are usually short. It always amazes me how an author managed to set out plots just by letters! Despite the title though Humphry Clinker only came onto the scene at around 20% of the book and then, he's really not the main character in it... I found this so very strange. This novel is descriptive of English life in the 18th century: traveling for health, courting, and is full of variety of characters who met a variety of failures/successes in life.

"...what flagrant injustice we every day commit, and what absurd judgment we form, in viewing objects through the falsifying mediums of prejudice and passion."