The Adventures of Roderick Random is a picaresque novel by Tobias Smollett, first published in 1748. It is partially based on Smollett's experience as a naval-surgeon's mate in the Royal Navy, especially during the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741.

『ロビンソン・クルーソー』に匹敵する世界文学で読書の快楽を!不滅のジャンル、ピカレスクの代名詞と言われる18世紀英国小説の傑作、待望の本邦初訳。ヨーロッパ、南米を舞台に戦乱とロマンスに彩られた青春の物語り。