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Classic Picaresque Novels

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The picaresque novel is a genre of prose fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish hero/heroine of low social class who lives by his or her wits in a corrupt society. Picaresque novels typically adopt a realistic style, with elements of comedy and satire. This style of novel originated in 16th-century Spain and flourished throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It continues to influence modern literature.

This Classic Picaresque Novels collection, edited by Golden Deer Classics, contains the following works :

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe

The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett

The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Tobias Smollett

Candide by Voltaire

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

Kim by Rudyard Kipling.

Language: English

Pages: 3753

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oregan Publishing

Release: February 18, 2017

Classic Picaresque Novels

4/5 ( ratings)

The picaresque novel is a genre of prose fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish hero/heroine of low social class who lives by his or her wits in a corrupt society. Picaresque novels typically adopt a realistic style, with elements of comedy and satire. This style of novel originated in 16th-century Spain and flourished throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It continues to influence modern literature.

This Classic Picaresque Novels collection, edited by Golden Deer Classics, contains the following works :

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe

The Adventures of Roderick Random by Tobias Smollett

The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Tobias Smollett

Candide by Voltaire

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

Kim by Rudyard Kipling.

Language: English

Pages: 3753

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oregan Publishing

Release: February 18, 2017

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