The Adventures of David Simple: Containing an Account of His Travels Through the Cities of London and Westminster, in the Search of a Real Friend ; And, The Adventures of David Simple, Volume the Last : in which His History is ConcludedUniversity Press of Kentucky, 1998 - 399 pages Sarah Fielding (1710-1768), the author of five novels, a children's story, an imaginative historical biography, a critical treatise on Clarissa, and a translation from the Greek of Xenophon, is among the most versatile and interesting eighteenth-century women writers. The Adventures of David Simple (1744), Fielding's first and most celebrated novel, went through many English editions -- including a second edition heavily revised by her brother Henry -- and was translated into German and French. The guileless hero, having been cheated by his hypocritical younger brother, sets out to find a "real friend". In recounting David's search, the novel depicts the derision with which almost everyone treats his sentimental attitudes to human nature. An important secondary character acts as a mouthpiece for some provocative feminist ideas. This edition makes the original text of the novel available for the first time since 1744. It also reproduces Fielding's much darker sequel, Volume the Last (1753), in which a string of disasters befalls David and his family. |
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... Father dying , and leaving her in bad Circumstances , she went to live with a Lady of Fashion , who took a great fancy to her . This was some Uneasiness to me , however I could not be miserable , while my Father was happy and fond of me ...
... Father would be brought to , broke out in our Countenances in spite of any Resolutions we could form to the contrary . This she insinuated was owing to Selfishness in us , and a Fear lest we should have the less for what she spent . As ...
... Father ] now was my Father approving ] Approver of every thing ] whatever thing any one ... them ; ] us , as the constant Misbehaviour of his Servants towards us ; agitated ] affected " And ... Writ . * ” * See Shakespeare ] She soon ...
Contents
Book I | 3 |
Substantive Variants between the First and Second Editions | 350 |
Emendations | 367 |
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