Adventures of Roderick Random (Oxford English Novels)
Contributors: Paul-Gabriel Bouce (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: April 1985
Language: eng
Number of pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9780192553706
First sentence: I was born in the northern part of this united kingdom in the house of my grandfather, a gentleman of considerable fortune and influence, who had on many occasions signalized himself in behalf of his country; and was remarkable for his abilities in the law, which he exercised with great success, in quality of a judge, particularly against beggars, for whom he had a singular aversion.