Tobias Smollett
British writer
Died when: 50 years 182 days (605 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Tobias George Smollett (baptised 19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author.He was best known for picaresque novels such as The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751) and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771), which influenced later novelists, including Charles Dickens.
His novels were liberally altered by contemporary printers; an authoritative edition of each was edited by Dr O.M.Brack Jr and others.
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