description: Roderick is combative, often violent, but capable of great affection and generosity. His father had been disinherited and has left Scotland leaving his son penniless. After a brief apprenticeship to a surgeon, the innocent Roderick travels to London where he encounters various rogues.
language: English
title: Roderick Random
titlecomplete: Roderick Random
characters: Roderick Random, Strap, Mr. Syntax
genres: 18th Century, Humor, British Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Classics, Novels, Fiction, Literature, Adventure
ratings_count: 1213
places: London, England
publisher: Dutton Adult