The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 1 (of 3) by Alain René Le Sage

"The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Alain René Le Sage is a picaresque novel published between 1715 and 1735. Born to humble servants in Santillana, young Gil Blas sets off for university only to find himself derailed by robbers and forced into servitude. As a valet, he navigates through every level of society—from criminals to courtiers—using his sharp wit and adaptability to survive in a world of scoundrels, charlatans, and rogues. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Le Sage, Alain René, 1668-1747
Contributor Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933
Translator Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771
Title The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 1 (of 3)
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Blas
Credits Al Haines
Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
Subject Blas, Gil (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 66677
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Apr 27, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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