Tobias Smollett Flashcards

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When was Tobias Smollett born?

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b.1721 d.1771

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What type of novels is Smollett best known for?

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Picaresque novels.

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What is Smollett’s first published work?

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A poem called The Tears of Scotland (1746), about the Battle of Culloden.

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When was The Adventures of Roderick Random published?

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1748.

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When did Smollett get the material for his second novel The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle?

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In 1750, when he went to France.

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What is the novel that Smollett published in 1751?

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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

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Who are the main characters in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle?

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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.

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What did Smollett call Samuel Johnson?

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The Great Cham of Literature.

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Which book did Smollett translate and publish in 1755?

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Don Quixote by Cervantes.

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What journals did Smollett edit?

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The Universal History and The Critical Review.

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When did Smollett publish The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom?

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1753.

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