Title: The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
Author: Tobias Smollett
Published: 1753
Genre: Adventure

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"The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom" by Tobias Smollett is a novel in the Adventure genre, first published 1753.

Notes: Unusually for a picaresque novel, this novel's focus on depravity and horror led to it being considered a fore-runner of the Gothic horror genre.