The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
- First published
- 1751
- Reading level
- Demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Fiction
- Picaresque literature
- Adventure stories
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #4084. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle on Wikipedia.
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