The Collected Works of Tobias Smollett

THE COLLECTED WORKS OF TOBIAS SMOLLETT includes five picaresque novels (and one poem) by Tobias Smollett, including his well-known classics THE ADVENTURES OF RODERICK RANDOM and THE ADVENTURES OF PEREGRINE PICKLE.  Includes an active table of contents.

• The Adventures of Roderick Random
• The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
• The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
• The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
• The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker
• The Tears of Scotland

Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) was a Scottish physician, writer, and poet.  Born into a wealthy family, Smollett served briefly as a ship's doctor and settled for several years in Jamaica.  Smollett later lived in London and began to publish poetry and picaresque novels.  In short order he was recognized as a leading literary figure, and influenced later picaresque writers including Charles Dickens.