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T. (Tobias) Smollett

T. (Tobias) Smollett (1721–1771) is represented here by 2 public-domain titles, including The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here.

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The Adventures of Roderick Random

by T. (Tobias) Smollett

Adventure · History · Novel

The Adventures of Roderick Random is partially based on Smollett's experience as a naval-surgeon's mate in the Royal Navy, especially during the Battle of Cartagena de Indias. In the preface, Smollett acknowledges the connections of his novel to the two satirical picaresque works he translated into English: Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (–15) and Alain-René Lesage's Gil Blas (–47).