Tobias Smollett Flashcards
When was Tobias Smollett born?
b.1721 d.1771
What type of novels is Smollett best known for?
Picaresque novels.
What is Smollett’s first published work?
A poem called The Tears of Scotland (1746), about the Battle of Culloden.
When was The Adventures of Roderick Random published?
1748.
When did Smollett get the material for his second novel The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle?
In 1750, when he went to France.
What is the novel that Smollett published in 1751?
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Who are the main characters in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle?
Peregrine Pickle and Commodore Hawser Trunnion, an old Seaman who lives in a house with his shipmates, and Peregrine’s friend Cadwallader Crabtree, an old misanthrope who loves playing tricks on naive people.
What did Smollett call Samuel Johnson?
The Great Cham of Literature.
Which book did Smollett translate and publish in 1755?
Don Quixote by Cervantes.
What journals did Smollett edit?
The Universal History and The Critical Review.
When did Smollett publish The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom?
1753.
