oddly-metamorphosed

Updated: August 5, 2026

We think of Smollett, generally, as a rambling storyteller, a rational, unromantic man of the world, who fills his pages with his own oddly-metamorphosed acquaintances and experiences. The Smollett of Count Fathom, on the contrary, is rather a forerunner of the romantic school, who has created a tolerably organic tale of adventure out of his own brain.

T. (Tobias) Smollett - The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete