The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett

THE ADVENTURES OF RODERICK RANDOM is a classic 18th century picaresque novel by Tobias Smollett. The story follows the life of a young man born of a wealthy Scottish father and a woman of lower social class, which makes Random an outcast from the rest of his family. Random embarks on a series of adventures as he seeks fame, fortune, love, and his rightful place as a gentleman.