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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

(1751)
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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle is a picaresque novel by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett. It is the story of the fortunes and misfortunes of the egotistical dandy Peregrine Pickle, and it provides a comic and caustic portrayal of 18th century European society.

Smollett's satire on human cruelty, inanity and voracity, first published in 1751. It is the story of luck and bad luck of the egotistical "Peregrine Pickle," who was discarded by his parents and hated by his brother. It provides a comic and sarcastic portrayal of European society. The novel is written as a series of adventures, with every chapter typically describing a new adventure. Gripping


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