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Joseph Andrews, or The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams, was the first published full-length novel of the English author Henry Fielding, and indeed among the first novels in the English language. Published in 1742 and defined by... Read Full Overview

Joseph Andrews , written by Henry Fielding and originally published in 1742 under the longer title The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams , is a classic 18th century English novel that follows the story of Joseph Andrews, a humble but... Read Full Overview

Joseph Andrews, first published in 1742, is in part a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela. But whereas Richardson's novel is marked by the virtues of female chastity and the triumph of steadfast morality, Fielding's Joseph Andrewsis peopled with lascivious women, thieves, hypocrites,... Read Full Overview

Joseph Andrews, first published in 1742, is in part a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela. But whereas Richardson's novel is marked by the virtues of female chastity and the triumph of steadfast morality, Fielding's Joseph Andrews is peopled with lascivious women, thieves, hypocrites,... Read Full Overview

Joseph Andrews, Fielding's first full-length novel, can also be seen as a response to Richardson, as the lascivious Lady Booby sets out to seduce her comically chaste servant Joseph. As in Tom Jones, Fielding takes a huge cast of characters out on the road and exposes them to... Read Full Overview

Joseph Andrews, or The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams, was the first published full-length novel of the English author Henry Fielding, and among the first novels in the English language

Joseph Andrews refuses Lady Booby's advances, she discharges him, and Joseph and his old tutor, Parson Adams (one of the great comic figures of literature), sets off to visit his sweetheart, Fanny. Along the way, they meet with a series of adventures in which, through their own... Read Full Overview

The History Of The Adventures Of Joseph Andrews And Of His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams: Complete Edition Of Two Volumes Edited By George Saintsbury This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature... Read Full Overview

Through Fanny Price, the heroine of Mansfield Park, Jane Austen views the social mores of her day and contemplates human nature itself. A shy and sweet-tempered girl adopted by wealthy relations, Fanny is an outsider looking in on an unfamiliar, and often inhospitable, world... Read Full Overview