Tobias Smollett

The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom

Picaresque novel of nobleman's bastard son pursuing virtue and honor amid temptations

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Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett

Smollett brought a Scots physician's eye for grotesque physical detail to the picaresque novel, creating some of the most vivid comic characters in English literature. His influence on Dickens was immense and direct.

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