Project Gutenberg 2014-11-07 Public domain in the USA. 239 Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant 1856 1914 Smeaton, Oliphant Tobias Smollett Famous Scots Series, 11 Produced by Giovanni Fini, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tobias Smollett" by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and achievements of Tobias George Smollett, a prominent 18th-century Scottish novelist and critic. It likely chronicles Smollett’s formative years, including his education and early literary influences, as well as his later works and contributions to English literature. The opening of the book delves into Smollett's background, emphasizing his birth, family history, and early education. The narrative illustrates the challenges he faced in his upbringing, including his father's struggles and his mother’s efforts to provide for him following his father’s death. Smollett's educational journey is highlighted, noting his early schooling and influential teachers, which ultimately fostered his literary ambitions. It sets the stage for his career as a novelist and critic, foreshadowing his significant role in the development of the English novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771 Novelists, Scottish -- 18th century -- Biography PR Text Famous Scots Series Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies 312622 2025-06-19T06:23:51.278923 text/html 294072 2024-10-24T12:09:31 text/html 226246 2025-06-19T06:23:56.671909 application/epub+zip 232686 2025-06-19T06:23:52.513919 application/epub+zip 182102 2025-06-19T06:23:51.812919 application/epub+zip 331462 2025-06-19T06:24:00.194887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298504 2025-06-19T06:23:56.135912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248302 2022-09-21T13:27:40.036011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284752 2025-06-19T06:23:50.869961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264909 2024-10-24T12:09:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16924 2025-06-19T06:24:00.592878 application/rdf+xml 17917 2025-06-19T06:23:51.893924 image/jpeg 2488 2025-06-19T06:23:51.852932 image/jpeg 212758 2025-06-19T06:23:51.313931 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia