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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... expressed so refined , that Cynthia not only agreed with him , but could not forbear shewing by her Smiles , and Good- humour , that she was greatly pleased to meet with a Person who had so much her own Way of thinking . This encouraged ...
... expressed himself with great thankfulness for his pressing Invita- tion to return , and concluded with saying , he should be with him the begin- ning of the next Week . When I gave my Brother back his Letter , Words would have been un ...
... expressed the greatest Desire , that Mrs. Orgueil would exert the utmost of her Hatred towards her , in Love and Kindness to her Camilla . And her present Kindness to Camilla ( although her Motive was not hid ) was so seasonable , so ...
Contents
Book I | 3 |
Substantive Variants between the First and Second Editions | 350 |
Emendations | 367 |
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