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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... fear of losing what he has attained , I believe no poor Man in his Senses would change his Situation with him . But I fear I am growing too serious . " - On which Valentine replied , " It was impossible but what she said must be ...
... fear of my Creditors . I durst not so much as mention you , for fear of shocking Livia ; and all this , I was blind enough to impute to her great Tenderness for me . But Poverty , —the continual Fear of seeing her miserable , —and the ...
... fear of crowding her Henrietta , would not suffer Cynthia to have any other Place in her Coach , than a Box placed at the Bot- tom for that Purpose , which , being corded , and Cynthia very weak , made her so uneasy that she modestly ...
Contents
Book I | 3 |
Substantive Variants between the First and Second Editions | 350 |
Emendations | 367 |
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