The Adventures of Roderick RandomRoderick Random's story is a classic rambunctious tale of rags and riches, set in the mid eighteenth century. Roderick's father goes mad soon after he is born, in grief at his beloved wife's death. Roderick is cast into life as a virtual orphan, tumbles through a wild time at school, and ends up, on leaving, escaping to the heaving metropolis of London. There he encounters, with his best friend Strap, characters of a huge variety; card sharpers,