The Adventures of Roderick Random: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Adventures of Roderick Random is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Smollett, T. (Tobias) (1721–1771).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Adventures of Roderick Random" by T. Smollett is a picaresque novel published in 1748. Born to a Scottish gentleman and cast out by his family, young Roderick Random must survive by his wits alone in eighteenth-century Britain. From London to the West Indies, he encounters malice, deception, and hypocrisy at every turn while pursuing wealthy women and seeking his rightful place as a gentleman. Drawing on Smollett's own naval experience, this satirical tale exposes the brutality and corruption of its age.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Adventures of Roderick Random
- Author credits: Smollett, T. (Tobias) (1721–1771)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- England -- Fiction
- Impressment -- Fiction
- Picaresque literature
- Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction
- Sailors -- Fiction
- Scots -- England -- Fiction
- Sea stories
- Warships -- Fiction
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- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
- Historical Fiction
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