Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane cover

Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane

by Alain-René Lesage

" The chief English tranlation is that based on Smollett's, 1749, and still called after him, though freely revised and much improved by B. H. Malkin, whose text is followed in this edition." -- v. 1, p. xv.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?