Robert Smith Surtees
Sign in to saveAlso known as "Handley Cross," "Sponge's sporting tour," "Ask Mamma," etc. etc., Author of,
English writer (1805-1864)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1805
- Died
- 1864
- Works
- 73
Top works
- La tournée sportive de Mr. Sponge
- Jorrocks's jaunts and jollities
- The analysis of the hunting field
- Shooting with Surtees
- Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrock's hunt
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 95,697x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 56,496x
- Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test
· 1997 · cited 48,614x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 46,766x
- Colorimetric Method for Determination of Sugars and Related Substances
· 1956 · cited 42,283x
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Quotes
- “Mr. Jorrocks then called upon the company in succession for a toast, a song, or a sentiment. Nimrod gave, "The Royal Staghounds"; Crane gave, "Champagne to our real friends, and real pain to our sham friends."”
- “More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.”
- “The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.”
- “There may be said to be three sorts of lawyers, able, unable, and lamentable.”
- “The supply of good fellows is by no means in excess of the demand. A man has only to hoist the flag of hospitality to insure a very considerable amount of custom.”
- “Better be killed than frightened to death.”
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Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Robert Smith Surtees, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana