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The Adventures of Roderick Random

Le Avventure di Roderick Random

by Tobias Smollett

di Tobias Smollett

Contents

Indice

THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE

PREFAZIONE DELL'AUTORE

APOLOGUE

APOLOGO

CHAPTER I.

CAPITOLO I.

CHAPTER II.

CAPITOLO II.

CHAPTER III.

CAPITOLO III.

CHAPTER IV.

CAPITOLO IV.

CHAPTER V.

CAPITOLO V.

CHAPTER VI.

CAPITOLO VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CAPITOLO VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CAPITOLO VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CAPITOLO IX.

CHAPTER X.

CAPITOLO X.

CHAPTER XI.

CAPITOLO XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CAPITOLO XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CAPITOLO XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CAPITOLO XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CAPITOLO XV.

CHAPTER XVI.

CAPITOLO XVI.

CHAPTER XVII.

CAPITOLO XVII.

CHAPTER XVIII.

CAPITOLO XVIII.

CHAPTER XIX.

CAPITOLO XIX.

CHAPTER XX.

CAPITOLO XX.

CHAPTER XXI.

CAPITOLO XXI.

CHAPTER XXII.

CAPITOLO XXII.

CHAPTER XXIII.

CAPITOLO XXIII.

CHAPTER XXIV.

CAPITOLO XXIV.

CHAPTER XXV.

CAPITOLO XXV.

CHAPTER XXVI.

CAPITOLO XXVI.

CHAPTER XXVII.

CAPITOLO XXVII.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CAPITOLO XXVIII.

CHAPTER XXIX.

CAPITOLO XXIX.

CHAPTER XXX.

CAPITOLO XXX.

CHAPTER XXXI.

CAPITOLO XXXI.

CHAPTER XXXII.

CAPITOLO XXXII.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

CAPITOLO XXXIII.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

CAPITOLO XXXIV.

CHAPTER XXXV.

CAPITOLO XXXV.

CHAPTER XXXVI.

CAPITOLO XXXVI.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

CAPITOLO XXXVII.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CAPITOLO XXXVIII.

CHAPTER XXXIX.

CAPITOLO XXXIX.

CHAPTER XL.

CAPITOLO XL.

CHAPTER XLI.

CAPITOLO XLI.

CHAPTER XLII.

CAPITOLO XLII.

CHAPTER XLIII.

CAPITOLO XLIII.

CHAPTER XLIV.

CAPITOLO XLIV.

CHAPTER XLV.

CAPITOLO XLV.

CHAPTER XLVI.

CAPITOLO XLVI.

CHAPTER XLVII.

CAPITOLO XLVII.

CHAPTER XLVIII.

CAPITOLO XLVIII.

CHAPTER XLIX.

CAPITOLO XLIX.

CHAPTER L.

CAPITOLO L.

CHAPTER LI.

CAPITOLO LI.

CHAPTER LII.

CAPITOLO LII.

CHAPTER LIII.

CAPITOLO LIII.

CHAPTER LIV.

CAPITOLO LIV.

CHAPTER LV.

CAPITOLO LV.

CHAPTER LVI.

CAPITOLO LVI.

CHAPTER LVII.

CAPITOLO LVII.

CHAPTER LVIII.

CAPITOLO LVIII.

CHAPTER LIX.

CAPITOLO LIX.

CHAPTER LX.

CAPITOLO LX.

CHAPTER LXI.

CAPITOLO LXI.

CHAPTER LXII.

CAPITOLO LXII.

CHAPTER LXIII.

CAPITOLO LXIII.

CHAPTER LXIV.

CAPITOLO LXIV.

CHAPTER LXV.

CAPITOLO LXV.

CHAPTER LXVI.

CAPITOLO LXVI.

CHAPTER LXVII.

CAPITOLO LXVII.

CHAPTER LXVIII.

CAPITOLO LXVIII.

CHAPTER LXIX.

CAPITOLO LXIX.

THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE

PREFAZIONE DELL'AUTORE

Of all kinds of satire, there is none so entertaining and universally improving, as that which is introduced, as it were occasionally, in the course of an interesting story, which brings every incident home to life, and by representing familiar scenes in an uncommon and amusing point of view, invests them with all the graces of novelty, while nature is appealed to in every particular.

Di tutti i generi di satira, non ve n'è alcuno così dilettevole e universalmente edificante come quella che viene introdotta, per così dire occasionalmente, nel corso di una storia interessante, la quale riconduce ogni vicenda alla vita reale, e rappresentando scene familiari da un punto di vista insolito e piacevole, le riveste di tutte le grazie della novità, mentre la natura viene invocata in ogni particolare.

Vocabulary

Le
Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
Avventure
Adventures; exciting or remarkable experiences and journeys
di
Preposition meaning 'of' or 'by'
Indice
Table of contents or index of a book
PREFAZIONE
Preface or introduction written before the main text
DELL'
Contraction of 'di' and 'il/la'; meaning 'of the'
AUTORE
Author; person who wrote the literary work
APOLOGO
Apologue; short moral fable or allegorical story
CAPITOLO
Chapter; a major division of a book
Di
Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'
tutti
All; every one of a group or category
i
Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
generi
Genres; types or categories of literary or artistic works
satira
Satire; writing that mocks or criticizes human vices
non
Negation word meaning 'not'
ve
Unstressed pronoun meaning 'there' or 'you' (indirect)
n'
Contracted form of 'ne,' meaning 'of it' or 'any'
è
Third-person singular of 'essere'; means 'is'
alcuno
Any; used in negative sentences meaning 'none' or 'any'
così
So; in this way or to such a degree
dilettevole
Delightful; pleasant and entertaining to experience
e
Conjunction meaning 'and,' linking words or clauses
universalmente
Universally; in a way applicable to all people
edificante
Edifying; morally instructive and uplifting in nature
come
As; like; how — used for comparison or manner
quella
That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective
che
That; which; who — relative or subordinating conjunction
viene
Comes; third-person singular present of 'venire'
introdotta
Introduced; brought in or presented for the first time
per
Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to,' or 'through'
dire
To say; to tell or express something in words
occasionalmente
Occasionally; happening from time to time, not regularly
nel
Contraction of 'in' and 'il'; meaning 'in the'
corso
Course; progression or unfolding of events over time
una
Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
storia
Story or history; a narrative account of events
interessante
Interesting; capturing attention and curiosity effectively
la
Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
quale
Which; who — used as a relative pronoun in clauses
riconduce
Brings back; leads or refers something back to a source
ogni
Every; each one of a group without exception
vicenda
Event; turn of events or circumstance in one's life
alla
Contraction of 'a' and 'la'; meaning 'to the'
vita
Life; the state of being alive or one's existence
reale
Real; actual, existing in reality rather than imagination
rappresentando
Representing; depicting or portraying scenes and situations
scene
Scenes; distinct situations or settings portrayed visually
familiari
Familiar; well-known, common, or relating to family life
da
Preposition meaning 'from,' 'by,' or 'since'
un
Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
punto
Point; a specific location, moment, or viewpoint
vista
View; sight or perspective from which something is seen
insolito
Unusual; not common or expected, out of the ordinary
piacevole
Pleasant; agreeable and enjoyable to encounter or experience
le
Feminine plural definite article or indirect object pronoun
riveste
Clothes; covers or endows something with a certain quality
tutte
All; feminine plural form meaning every one of them
grazie
Graces; charms or elegance; also 'thank you' in Italian
della
Contraction of 'di' and 'la'; meaning 'of the'
novità
Novelty; the quality of being new or original
mentre
While; at the same time as another action occurs
natura
Nature; the natural world or essential character of something
invocata
Invoked; called upon or appealed to for support
in
Preposition meaning 'in,' 'into,' or 'at'
particolare
Particular; specific, distinct, or especially noteworthy
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