The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
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- Author: Tobias Smollett
- First Published: 1751
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Picaresque
- Time of Work: Early eighteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Picaresque fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, Manners or customs, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Wit or humor, Adventure
- Locales: Europe, Bath, England
Places Discussed
*England. Peregrine’s home and the scene of many of his adventures. Most members of the genteel society in which Peregrine prefers to move, spend the great majority of their time in London and at various country estates, entertaining and visiting friends. Smollett’s setting is England before the Industrial Revolution. For Peregrine, the great metropolis of London does not significantly differ from the rural counties, with lovers and scoundrels to be found in both places, and ruination or advancement equally likely to happen in either.
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