The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett

The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett

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. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

At Barnard College, Basker is the Richard Gilder Professor of Literary History. Tobias Smollett: Critic and Journalist and Amazing Grace: An Anthology of Poetry on Slavery, 1660-1810 are among the books he has written or edited. Many volumes, including Sexuality in Eighteenth-Century Britain, were written and published by the late Paul-Gabriel Bouce, a professor at the University of Paris. Seary works at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History as a researcher.

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ISBN 13	9780199552344
ISBN 10	0199552347
Title	The Adventures of Roderick Random
Author	Tobias Smollett
Series	Oxford World's Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2008-09-11
Number of pages	528
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