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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... Pleasure the old Man could enjoy . David now resolved to live an easy Life , without entering into any En- gagements of Friendship or Love with any one ; but to spend his time in read- ing and calm Amusements , not flattering himself ...
... Pleasure , no sooner had her Thoughts taken this turn , than she saw the Atheist , who softly , and unperceived by ... Pleasure is Pleasure —————— and that it is better to be pleased than displeased . — Talked of Epicurus's saying ...
... Pleasure she could have received , as it was the strongest Proof he could not think her guilty . And when she was farther informed in what man- ner they lived together , and David ( who was always contriving Methods to give pleasure ) ...
Contents
Book I | 3 |
Substantive Variants between the First and Second Editions | 350 |
Emendations | 367 |
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