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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... observed you making use of all the Methods possible that it might not be heard . " " Yes , Sir , answered the other , that was , because , as I am his Friend , and found it was very bad , I was unwilling he should be exposed ; besides ...
... observed them more than the Play , to see in what manner they behaved : And what do you think they did ? Why truly , all the time the Two Friends were quarrelling , they sat , indeed , with great Atten- tion , altho ' they were quite ...
... observed they generally happened when his Master was gone out : He was at first very much surprized at it , but was resolved to watch them ; and sometimes he would hide himself near enough to observe they were earnest in Discourse ; but ...
Contents
Book I | 3 |
Substantive Variants between the First and Second Editions | 350 |
Emendations | 367 |
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The Adventures of David Simple: Containing an Account of His Travels Through ... Sarah Fielding No preview available - 2018 |