Excerpt from The Works of Tobias Smollett, Vol. 4 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Works of Tobias Smollett; The Adventures of Deregrine Dickle, Vol. 4 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, Vol. 4 of 5: To Which Is Prefixed, Memoirs of His Life and Writings It now remains to give my reafons for making the chief perfonage of this work a north-briton; which are chief ly thefe: I could at afmall expence beflow on him fuch education as I thought the dignity of his birth and cha rafler required, which could not pofiibly be obtained 111 England, by fuch flender means as 1 plan would afford. In the next place, fimplicity of manners in a remote part with more propriety than in any place and lafily, the difpofition of the Scots, a ve'lling, jultifies my conduit in deriving an adventurer from that country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D, Vol. 4 of 6: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings by Robert Anderson M.D.; Containing the Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom; An Account of the Expedition Against Carthagena Having thus befpolten the indulgence of our guelis, let us now produce the particulars of our entertainment, and fpeedily conduct our adventurer through the Rage of infancy, which feldom teems with interelling inci[ dents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett: Complete in One Volume, With Memoir of the Author 2 Strap's Fright at the Raven 3 Strap's Misfortune in the Dining Cellar 4 Roderick Random threatening to execute Justice on. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Works of Tobias Smollett, M. D. With Memoirs of His Life, Vol. 4 of 8: To Which Is Prefixed a View of the Commencement and Progress of Romance My Lord, The turn which your lordship gave to the conversation of last night having laid me under the necessity of vindicating the step I have lately taken in publishing Memoirs of my life, I think I have a right to demand your opinion of the motives which I then explained; and this I ask by way of appeal to your judgment from the sentiments of those who might perhaps think my inducements were weak or frivolous. For, though no person in the company attempted to invalidate the arguments I advanced, I could perceive that one gentleman was not altogether convinced of the rectitude of that measure. You may remember he dropped several dissenting hints, couched in the modest expressions of, with submission to your ladyship's better judgment But to be sure, you would not have taken such a step without first weighing the consequences. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett, M.D, Vol. 4 of 6: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings; Containing the Adventure of Ferdinand Count Fathom, and an Account of the Expedition Against Carthagena I therefore think it incumbent upon me to give some previous intimation of the plan which I have executed in the subsequent performance, that I may not be condemned upon partial evidence; and to whom can I with more propriety appeal in my explana tion than to you, who are so well acquainted with all the senti ments and emotions of my breast? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.