Tobias Smollett

Tobias Smollett

Tobias George Smollett (19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748) and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751), which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens. His novels were amended liberally by printers; a definitive edition of each of his works was edited by Dr. O. M. Brack, Jr. to correct variants.

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    Facts are stubborn things.
    Tobias Smollett (1721–1771)

    Mourn, hapless Caledonia, mourn
    Thy banished peace, thy laurels torn.
    Tobias Smollett (1721–1771)