The
Adventures of Roderick Random
Synopsis
The Adventures of
Roderick Random is a picaresque novel by Tobias Smollett first published in
1748. It is partially based on Smollett's experience as a naval-surgeon’s mate
in the British Navy, especially during Battle of
Cartagena de Indias in 1741. In ‘Preface’,
Smollett acknowledges the connections of his novel to the two satirical
picaresque works he translated into English: Cervantes’ Don Quixote (1605-15)
and Alain-René Lesage’s Gil Blas (1715-47)
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