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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
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- en
About this book
Creators: T. Smollett (1721-1771) "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle" by T. Smollett is a picaresque novel first published in 1751. It follows an egotistical young gentleman rejected by his cruel mother and raised by the eccentric Commodore Hawser Trunnion. Through Peregrine's adventures across 18th-century European society—from Oxford to France to debtors' prison—Smollett satirizes human cruelty, stupidity, and greed. The novel depicts elaborate practical jokes, colorful misanthropes, and a journey from youthful arrogance to eventual repentance and love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 35.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1250