Roderick Random (Penguin Classics)

Tobias Smollett

ISBN 10: 0140433325 / ISBN 13: 9780140433326

Published by Penguin Classics, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Roderick Random (Penguin Classics)
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140433325
• ISBN 13: 9780140433326
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1789626751.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46757029
• Signed: 9/17/2026 6:32:31 AM
• Seller catalogs:
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  • 9780140433326

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Synopsis

Roderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to London where he encounters various rogues.

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About the Author

Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) was a Scottish author, best known for his picaresque novels.