A picaresque tale of young Roderick Random, cast out by family, who survives by wit amid 18th-century Britain's malice, naval life, and social hypocrisies while chasing fortune and status.
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A picaresque tale of young Roderick Random, cast out by family, who survives by wit amid 18th-century Britain's malice, naval life, and social hypocrisies while chasing fortune and status.
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Tobias Smollett is one of the lesser known authors of the period. He was mainly an author of the picaresque novel, who acknowledged his inspiration by Le Sage and Cervantes, he even published translations of the former's Gil Blas and Cervantes' Don Quichote. The Adventures of Roderick Random is his first published novel.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Frequent bawdy sexual adventures and pursuits of wealthy women described in detail.
Violence & gore
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Combative confrontations, naval battles, and physical violence recur throughout.
Profanity
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Period coarse language and insults appear regularly in dialogue.
Substance use
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Alcohol use depicted in taverns, naval settings, and social scenes.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Effeminate male character satirized as part of masculinity critique; sodomy referenced.
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Critiques of British navy, class structures, imperialism, slavery, and professions.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, naval impressment, systemic cruelty, and social exploitation depicted.
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