Overview
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle is a novel written by Scottish author Tobias Smollett. The story follows the titular character, Peregrine Pickle, as he embarks on a series of adventures across Europe and the Americas. Set in the 18th century, the book is a satirical take on the society of the time, with Pickle encountering a range of eccentric and often absurd characters.Pickle is a young man from a wealthy family who is sent to London to receive an education. However, he quickly becomes bored with his studies and instead decides to pursue a life of adventure. He joins the navy, travels to France, and even spends time in debtors' prison. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, including a quack doctor, a group of highwaymen, and a wealthy heiress who becomes the object of his affections.The novel is written in a picaresque style, with each chapter detailing a different episode in Pickle's life. Smollett's writing is known for its wit and humor, and the book is full of satirical commentary on the society of the time. However, it also contains moments of pathos and emotion, particularly in Pickle's relationships with the people he meets.Overall, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle is a lively and entertaining novel that provides a fascinating glimpse into 18th-century life. It is a classic of English literature and remains popular with readers today.1935. Complete in One Volume. Smollett was a man of letters in the fullest sense. Trained as a physician, he was not only a novelist but also a playwright, poet, journalist, historian, travel writer, critic, translator, and editor. A foreign excursion inspired The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle; an example of the picaresque novel, it was the first of many rather extreme and libelous tracts by Smollet.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
- | Author: Tobias Smollett
- | Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- | Publication Date: May 23, 2004
- | Number of Pages: 708 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 1432626744
- | ISBN-13: 9781432626747
