The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves

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The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, a novel by Tobias Smollett, was published in 1760 in the monthly paper The British Magazine. Its first number, published in January, 1760, contained the first instalment of Smollett’s fourth novel.

Sir Launcelot is an eighteenth century gentleman who rides about the country in armour, attended by his comic squire, Timothy Crabshaw, redressing grievances. When one remembers their originals, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, it is impossible to feel much interest in this pair; and the fun of the story, almost entirely, is horseplay. Some of the lesser characters, however, are well done, including the sour and crafty rogue, Ferret.

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• The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves, available at Project Gutenberg.