EPISODE · Jul 16, 2026 · 11 MIN
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom Chapter 19
from The Tobias Smollett Library · host Tobias Smollett
In which Ferdinand Count Fathom resolves to abandon the military life that confines him, devising an escape with his companion under the guise of desertion, and employs his cunning to conceal his own deceptions while maintaining the appearance of fidelity. Thereafter, he finds himself reluctantly incorporated into the French army, where he endures the rigours of campaign and martial duty, all the while plotting future advancement under the varnish of noble pretence.
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In which Ferdinand Count Fathom resolves to abandon the military life that confines him, devising an escape with his companion under the guise of desertion, and employs his cunning to conceal his own deceptions while maintaining the appearance of fidelity. Thereafter, he finds himself reluctantly incorporated into the French army, where he endures the rigours of campaign and martial duty, all the while plotting future advancement under the varnish of noble pretence.
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