The Adventures of Roderick Random (World's Classics)
Contributors: Paul-Gabriel Bouce (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: August 26, 1982
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780192812612
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.