Roderick Random
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
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A landmark of eighteenth-century British literature, Roderick Random is a picaresque novel that chronicles the turbulent adventures of its young Scottish hero as he navigates a world rife with cruelty, corruption, and occasional fortune. Smollett draws on his own experiences as a naval surgeon to deliver a scathing and darkly comic portrait of Georgian society, from the brutal conditions aboard Royal Navy warships to the treacherous social climbing of London's elite. The narrative follows Roderick from his impoverished and neglected childhood through a series of misadventures across Britain, the Caribbean, and Europe, each episode exposing the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of the institutions and individuals he encounters. Written with biting satirical wit and unflinching realism, the novel stands as one of the earliest examples of the English novel form and a direct influence on later masters of the genre. Smollett's prose is vigorous and unsparing, presenting a hero who is flawed yet sympathetic, and a world that is recognizably, uncomfortably human.
Author: Tobias Smollett
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark of eighteenth-century British literature, Roderick Random is a picaresque novel that chronicles the turbulent adventures of its young Scottish hero as he navigates a world rife with cruelty, corruption, and occasional fortune. Smollett draws on his own experiences as a naval surgeon to deliver a scathing and darkly comic portrait of Georgian society, from the brutal conditions aboard Royal Navy warships to the treacherous social climbing of London's elite. The narrative follows Roderick from his impoverished and neglected childhood through a series of misadventures across Britain, the Caribbean, and Europe, each episode exposing the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of the institutions and individuals he encounters. Written with biting satirical wit and unflinching realism, the novel stands as one of the earliest examples of the English novel form and a direct influence on later masters of the genre. Smollett's prose is vigorous and unsparing, presenting a hero who is flawed yet sympathetic, and a world that is recognizably, uncomfortably human.