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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... gave her a Look , which at once express'd Indignation and Shame at being thus treated ; with such a Mixture of Softness , as plainly proved she was sorry she had so much Reason to despise the Person she wish'd to love . As soon as she ...
... gave David an Opportunity of observ- ing that in the midst of her Groans , which often pierced him to the Soul , Varnish preserved his usual Serenity of Countenance , nor did the Gaiety of his Temper fail him in the least . This ...
... gave him Leave , but absolutely commanded him to bury the Dead with Decency , in order to pay all due Respect even to the Clay that had been once animated by his Idol , Human Reason . But this Agreement of Orgueil and his Wife , to bury ...
Contents
Book I | 3 |
Substantive Variants between the First and Second Editions | 350 |
Emendations | 367 |
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