The Adventures of Roderick Random
by:
Tobias Smollett (author)
David Blewett (contributor)
A tale of adventure and romance, it is written with great humour and panache. The memorable scenes on board ship, which provide an invaluable picture of the British sailor of the day, are drawn from Smollett's personal experience as a surgeon's mate in the navy.
A tale of adventure and romance, it is written with great humour and panache. The memorable scenes on board ship, which provide an invaluable picture of the British sailor of the day, are drawn from Smollett's personal experience as a surgeon's mate in the navy.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140433326 (0140433325)
Publish date: 1996-05-01
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 476
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Classic Literature,
Literary Fiction,
18th Century,
Fiction
God was this tedious. I suppose if one were an English Lit. major and wanted to delve back into the beginnings of novel writing, this might be an ok place to begin. But if you're just an ordinary person looking for a GoodRead, this book is not likely to satisfy you. The writing style is long-winded ...
[These notes were made in 1983:]. Although this novel had its delightful moments, I found it rather tedious to get through, the more so since I was under compulsion. The humour is on the whole rather coarse (yes, I know I sound terribly Victorian!) and the general outlook on life a bit grim, for al...
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