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The Adventures of Roderick Random
The Adventures of Roderick Random

The Adventures of Roderick Random

Author: 
Tobias Smollett; Paul-Gabriel Bouce
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Roderick Random (1748), Smollett's first novel, is full of the dazzling vitality characteristics of all his work, as well as of his own life. Roderick is the boisterous and unprincipled hero who answers life's many misfortunes with a sledgehammer. Left penniless, he leaves his native Scotland for London and on the way meets Strap, and old schoolfellow. Together they undergo many adventures at the hands of scoundrels and rogues. Roderick qualifies as a surgeon's mate and is pressed as a common soldier on bord the man-of-war Thunder. In a tale of romance as well as adventure, Roderick also finds time to fall in love...Smollett drew on his own experiences as a surgeon's mate in the navy for the memorable scenes on board ship, and the novel combines documentary realism with great humour and panache.

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ISBN : 9780199552344

Author: 
Tobias Smollett; Paul-Gabriel Bouce
Pages
528 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
129 x 195 mm
Pub date
Sep 2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
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The Adventures of Roderick Random

The Adventures of Roderick Random

The Adventures of Roderick Random