The Adventures of Roderick Random by T. Smollett

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Always visible content "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 Hidden checkbox to control the toggle Clickable label to show more The extra text that is initially hidden Clickable label to show less satirical tale exposes the brutality and corruption of its age. (This is an automatically generated summary.)