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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... Tenderness enough in Daniel to induce him to endeavour to remove his present Torment . What he felt during that Interval , is not to be expressed or understood , but by the few who are capable of real Tenderness ; every Moment seemed an ...
... Tenderness at the sight of her Tears ; and yet , inwardly , rejoiced at the Thoughts of her being capable of shedding them on so just an Occasion . He then said , he thought it would be proper to acquaint Valentine with the Hopes she ...
... Tenderness in him , that he was continually hurt - and consequently out of humour : His Love of Mankind was the Cause that he appeared to hate them ; — for often , when his Heart was torn to Pieces , and ready to burst , at either ill ...
Contents
Book I | 3 |
Substantive Variants between the First and Second Editions | 350 |
Emendations | 367 |
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