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Everyman's library volume no. 28
Modern Library classics
Modern Library college editions volume T15
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2) Tom Jones
Drama and Intrigue in this Classic Novel by Henry Fielding
"It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good." ― Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Tom Jones is a comic novel by Henry Fielding. Tom Jones is one of the earliest novels in the English language and tells the story of a child raised by a wealthy Squire. When Tom grows up, he falls in love with a young girl, but it isn't
The Don Quixote of 18th century England
"Adams dealt him so sound a Compliment over his Face with his Fist, that the Blood immediately gushed out of his Nose in a Stream. The Host being unwilling to be outdone in Courtesy, especially by a Person of Adams's Figure, returned the Favour with so much Gratitude, that the Parson's Nostrils likewise began to look a little redder than usual." - Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews
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...5) Amelia
One of the masters of literary satire and humor writing, Henry Fielding takes on true crime in this novel, offering readers a wild ride as tumultuous and twisted as the book's original tongue-twister of a title: The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great. This exaggerated but mostly true account details the life of criminal mastermind Jonathan Wild, a top English policemen who also ran a notorious nationwide network
...9) Joseph Andrews: Or, The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr Abraham Adams
Originally published in 1742, Henry Fielding's comic romp Joseph Andrews was one of the first novels written in English. It follows the adventures of a domestic servant, Joseph Andrews, and his friend and advisor, Abraham Adams, as the duo makes a long, ill-fated journey to visit Joseph's beloved, a sweet girl named Fanny.
Best known for his novels Tom Jones and Amelia, Henry Fielding was also an intrepid traveler and explorer who used his journeys around the world as fodder for his sprawling, picaresque works of fiction. Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon, Volume I collects Fielding's impressions of his trip to Portugal's capital. A must-read for fans of lively travel writing.
14) Shamela
Shamela is a bawdy, spirited and hilarious response to Samuel Richardson's hugely popular 1740 novel, Pamela. In this pointed satire, Shamela (which transpires to be the real name of Richardson's Pamela) reveals the ulterior motives behind the events that took place in Pamela. Shamela is unlike the virtuous young lady portrayed in Richardson's novel and she takes command of her master, Squire Booby. Our heroine has planned it all out from the start
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