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The first novel by a major English writer that is devoted to a thoroughgoing portrait of villainy, The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom chronicles the life of an aberrant criminal character. Filled with striking satiric thrusts at the legal, medical, and military... Read Full Overview

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The hero of Ferdinand Count Fathom (1753) is a monster of treachery and fraud. Fate and coincidence play a large part in his picaresque progress through England and Europe, and much of the narrative is written in a mock-heroic style. This critical study explains the literary... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom is a novel by Tobias Smollett first published in 1753; It was Smollett's third novel. The central character is a villainous dandy who cheats, swindles and philanders his way across Europe and England with little concern for the law or... Read Full Overview

Tobias George Smollett (19 March 1721 - 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author. He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, which influenced later novelists such as Charles Dickens.

Tobias Smollett's picaresque masterpiece, The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, embarks on a gripping odyssey through 18th-century Europe. Fathom, a cunning and enigmatic anti-hero, navigates a world of deceit, intrigue, and moral ambiguity. Smollett's satirical wit and... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom is an enthralling and darkly humorous picaresque novel that chronicles the exploits of one of literature's most infamous rogues. Ferdinand, a charming but unscrupulous anti-hero, embarks on a life of crime, using deceit, seduction, and... Read Full Overview

Experience the thrilling and satirical world of 18th-century England in Tobias Smollett's "The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom." This complete edition of a classic adventure story follows a rogue through a series of picaresque escapades. A master of historical fiction... Read Full Overview

Experience the thrilling and satirical world of 18th-century England in Tobias Smollett's "The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom." This complete edition of a classic adventure story follows a rogue through a series of picaresque escapades. A master of historical fiction... Read Full Overview

Annotated Content This edition has been annotated with the following unique content. Historical Context Detailed 19th Century Analysis Classic satire written in times before the morrow, sophisticated in a way modern literature simply cannot match. The Adventures of Ferdinand,... Read Full Overview

Annotated Content This edition has been annotated with the following unique content. Historical Context Detailed 19th Century Analysis Classic satire written in times before the morrow, sophisticated in a way modern literature simply cannot match. The Adventures of Ferdinand,... Read Full Overview

""The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom"" is a novel written by Tobias Smollett, first published in 1753. The story follows the life of a young man named Ferdinand Count Fathom, who is born to a woman of questionable reputation and raised by a criminal gang. Fathom grows up... Read Full Overview

The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom is a novel written by Tobias Smollett in 1753. The story follows the life of a young man named Ferdinand Count Fathom, who is born into poverty but aspires to become a gentleman. He sets out on a journey to achieve his goal, but his path... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom" is a novel by Tobias Smollett. The story follows the titular character, a young man of unknown parentage who sets out to make his fortune in the world. Fathom is initially presented as charming and charismatic, but soon reveals himself... Read Full Overview