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The Tobias Smollett Library

The Tobias Smollett Library

Written by: Tobias Smollett
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 The Tobias Smollett Library presents the novels of Tobias Smollett in full: adventures, misadventures, sharp satire, and lively portraits of a restless 18th-century world. Here are rogues, sailors, travellers, schemers, and fools, all set in motion with uncommon spirit and no small share of ridicule.Public domain
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  • The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 60

    The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 60
    May 17 2026
    In which the folly of secret passions brings young Peregrine into peril as schemes and counterplots unfold between him and the wronged husband, culminating in a spiteful encounter by the canal. With honour challenged and tempers inflamed, the affair draws the attention of the law and high authority, who are obliged to weigh the tangled grievances of the parties involved.
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    13 mins
  • The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 59

    The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 59
    May 17 2026
    In which Peregrine, amidst a restless search for solace, encounters Mrs. Hornbeck and negotiates a delicate truce with her suspicious duenna, employing both wit and wine to ease the latter's vigilance. His valet’s blunder causes a brief tumult, yet with tact and promises of marriage, the party reconciles, securing a night free from further constraint.
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    11 mins
  • The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 57

    The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 57
    May 16 2026
    In which the perplexed Pallet endeavours to unravel the mystery of his rough treatment and falls into a state of madness that vexes all who attempt to aid him, leading to a series of unfortunate and comical misunderstandings. The curious desperation of our hero to be near his beloved is thwarted by Pallet’s nocturnal disturbances and the ensuing medical and ecclesiastical interventions, all of which embroil the company in a most tumultuous and somewhat farcical affair.
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    26 mins
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