1753. Smollett was a man of letters in the fullest sense. Trained as aphysician he was not only a novelist but also a playwright poet journalisthistorian travel... » 

1753. Smollett was a man of letters in the fullest sense. Trained as aphysician he was not only a novelist but also a playwright poet journalisthistorian travel writer critic translator and editor. The Adventures ofFerdinand Count Fathom is Smolletts third novel. The book leads the readerthrough the life and adventures of the villainous dandy Ferdinand CountFathom. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. «