Scottish novelist, surgeon, critic and playwright, 1721–1771
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Tobias Smollett
Born
Tobias George Smollett (1721-03-19)19 March 1721 Dalquhurn (now part of Renton, Scotland)
Died
17 September 1771(1771-09-17) (aged 50) Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, now Italy
Occupation
Novelist, playwright and surgeon
Alma mater
University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen
Period
1748–1771
Genre
Picaresque, satire
Tobias Smollett as depicted on the Scott Monument
Tobias George Smollett (baptised 19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish novelist, surgeon, critic and playwright.[1] 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),[2] 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.
^Lewis, Jeremy (2003). Tobias Smollett. Jonathan Cape. OCLC 606995602.
^MacPherson, Hamish (14 March 2021). "Back in the Day - Pioneering novelist who turned to writing after falling on hard times". The National - Seven Days. p. 11. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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