EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 15 MIN
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 2 Chapter 74
from The Tobias Smollett Library · host Tobias Smollett
In which a young gentleman, newly arrived in London and flushed with vanity, sets up a splendid equipage and cultivates a reputation far exceeding his present fortune, while harbouring a fervent passion for a lady named Emilia. With artful modesty and well-practised gaiety, he ingratiates himself with her and her uncle, adopting the guise of a sensible merchant to win favour and gain access to the object of his desires.
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In which a young gentleman, newly arrived in London and flushed with vanity, sets up a splendid equipage and cultivates a reputation far exceeding his present fortune, while harbouring a fervent passion for a lady named Emilia. With artful modesty and well-practised gaiety, he ingratiates himself with her and her uncle, adopting the guise of a sensible merchant to win favour and gain access to the object of his desires.
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