The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. Smollett
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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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Adventures of Roderick Random |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Roderick_Random |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Picaresque literature |
| Subject | Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction |
| Subject | Sailors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Warships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Scots -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Impressment -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 4085 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-04085-1 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2003 |
| Last Update | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 39476 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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