Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Author: Tobias SmollettLife of Tobias George Smollett
Author: David HannayThe Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 082034608X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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This new edition brings to life Tobias Smollett's fourth novel, The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves. No annotated edition of the work existed before the second half of the twentieth century, and this comprehensive edition by Robert Folkenflik and Barbara Laning Fitzpatrick features more accurate text as well as scrupulous textual and critical information. Also included in the detailed introduction is a unique examination of Sir Launcelot Greaves, the first illustrated serial novel, in relation to the engravings by Anthony Walker. Sir Launcelot Greaves was a groundbreaking novel for Smollett. Published in British Magazine beginning in January 1760, it was the first major work by an English novelist to have been written specifically for serial publication. The novel, Smollett's shortest, differs stylistically from his previous works. The most attractive of his heroes, Sir Launcelot is virtuous and strange, and he is surrounded by a Smollettian menagerie whose various jargons are part of this novel's linguistic virtuosity and satire. Sir Launcelot's character is an English naturalization of Quixote. Although Sir Launcelot, unlike Quixote, is not the object of the author's satire, an idealistic madness is central to both characters. In Smollett's work the theme of madness is integral to the relationship between self and society as the work ponders both the constitution of madness and the alternatives to revenge. Sir Launcelot Greaves, though not Smollett's most heralded work, has not received the recognition it deserves. Folkenflik and Fitzpatrick present a definitive edition that will be appreciated by scholars and lovers of eighteenth-century literature.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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An Essay on the External Use of Water
Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher:
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
Author: Tobias SmollettThe Present State of All Nations
Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 548
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The Adventures of Ferdinand, Count Fathom
Author: Tobias SmollettThe Adventures Of Roderick Random
Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher: Double 9 Books
ISBN: 9789358017007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Adventures of Roderick Random is a picaresque novel written by Tobias Smollett written before 1748. The book follows the misadventures of the eponymous main character, Roderick Random, as he navigates through life in 18th-century Britain. Roderick is a young man of humble origins who dreams of making his fortune and rising in society. However, he is constantly beset by misfortune and finds himself at the mercy of cruel fate and the nefarious actions of those around him. Throughout the novel, Roderick experiences a series of wild and often comical adventures, including being press-ganged into the Navy, working as a quack doctor, and falling in love with a woman who turns out to be a thief. The Adventures of Roderick Random is considered one of the earliest and most influential examples of the picaresque novel genre, which portrays the adventures of a rogue or antiheroic protagonist. It remains a beloved classic of English literature and a testament to Smollett's skill as a writer.
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
Author: Tobias SmollettPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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