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A Short Biography of Tobias George Smollett

Author Name:

Tobias George Smollett

Born As:

Other Names:

Tobias George Smollett

Born:

19 Mar 1721

Died:

17 Sep 1771




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Selected Works:

Advice - poetry - 1746
Reproof: A satire, a sequel to Advice - poetry - 1747
Translator, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, published anonymously - dated, incorrectly, "1749", translated from the original L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane by Alain-Rene Le Sage - 1748
The Adventures of Roderick Random, published anonymously - 1748
The Regicide; or, James the First, of Scotland: A tragedy - play - 1749
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, published anonymously - 1751
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom - 1753

Translator, The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote, translated from the original Spanish of Cervantes - 1755
A Compendium of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages, published anonymously; nonfiction - 1756

Editor and one of the writers, The Critical Review; or, Annals of Literature, a periodical published semi-annually from this year until 1790 - 1756

A Complete History of England, in four volumes, with a Continuation published from 1760–1765; nonfiction - 1757–1758
The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England: A comedy, anonymously published; a play performed on January 22 - 1757

The British Magazine, a periodical published in eight volumes; Volumes 1 and 2 include the first publication of Launcelot Greaves - see below - 1760

The Works of Voltaire, an English translation of Voltaire in thirty-five volumes, which Smollett edited with Thomas Francklin
The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, first edition as a book; originally serialized in The British Magazine from January 1760 to December 1761 - see above - 1761–1765
Travels through France and Italy, nonfiction - 1766
The Present State of all Nations, published in eight volumes; nonfiction- 1768–1769
The History and Adventures of an Atom - poetry - 1769
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker - 1771.