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The Adventures of Roderick Random

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Original author: T. Smollett

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"The Adventures of Roderick Random" by T. Smollett is a picaresque novel published in 1748. Born to a Scottish gentleman and cast out by his family, young Roderick Random must survive by his wits alone in eighteenth-century Britain. From London to the West Indies, he encounters malice, deception, and hypocrisy at every turn while pursuing wealthy women and seeking his rightful place as a gentleman. Drawing on Smollett's own naval experience, this satirical tale exposes the brutality and corruption of its age.

The Adventures of Roderick Random, by T. Smollett. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4085.

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70 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter1,760 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Of my Birth and Parentage1,515 words
  3. 3.Chapter II1,538 words
  4. 4.Chapter III1,668 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV1,267 words
  6. 6.Chapter V1,966 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI2,464 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII2,532 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII2,761 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX1,993 words
  11. 11.Chapter X2,151 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI2,816 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII2,997 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII2,845 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV2,471 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV2,501 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI3,468 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII3,219 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII2,451 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX1,495 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX2,127 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI3,521 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: The History of Miss Williams4,250 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII4,548 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV3,322 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV1,865 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI1,645 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII2,930 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII1,936 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX1,960 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX2,993 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI1,382 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII1,822 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII2,204 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV3,313 words
  1. 36.Chapter XXXV2,018 words
  2. 37.Chapter XXXVI2,337 words
  3. 38.Chapter XXXVII1,762 words
  4. 39.Chapter XXXVIII2,898 words
  5. 40.Chapter XXXIX2,399 words
  6. 41.Chapter XL1,941 words
  7. 42.Chapter XLI3,450 words
  8. 43.Chapter XLII2,571 words
  9. 44.Chapter XLIII2,369 words
  10. 45.Chapter XLIV4,276 words
  11. 46.Chapter XLV5,451 words
  12. 47.Chapter XLVI4,013 words
  13. 48.Chapter XLVII3,412 words
  14. 49.Chapter XLVIII1,565 words
  15. 50.Chapter XLIX2,993 words
  16. 51.Chapter L4,060 words
  17. 52.Chapter LI3,130 words
  18. 53.Chapter LII3,525 words
  19. 54.Chapter LIII2,176 words
  20. 55.Chapter LIV2,867 words
  21. 56.Chapter LV3,597 words
  22. 57.Chapter LVI3,485 words
  23. 58.Chapter LVII3,055 words
  24. 59.Chapter LVIII1,973 words
  25. 60.Chapter LIX2,342 words
  26. 61.Chapter LX2,445 words
  27. 62.Chapter LXI2,179 words
  28. 63.Chapter LXII3,477 words
  29. 64.Chapter LXIII: The Continuation and Conclusion of Mr. Melopoyn’s Story4,811 words
  30. 65.Chapter LXIV2,817 words
  31. 66.Chapter LXV3,367 words
  32. 67.Chapter LXVI3,353 words
  33. 68.Chapter LXVII3,813 words
  34. 69.Chapter LXVIII2,345 words
  35. 70.Chapter LXIX1,575 words