Joseph Andrews and Shamela
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780460004671 (0460004670)
Publish date: January 28th 1978
Publisher: Dutton Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Comedy,
Academic,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Read For School,
Literary Fiction,
English Literature,
18th Century
Shamela gets a solid 3.5 stars: It is quite funny—though only if you have read Richardson's Pamela! Otherwise many of the jokes will not work. Unfortunately, Shamela is only about 50 pages.Joseph Andrews gets 2 stars: It certainly has its moments. I found parts 1, 3, and 4, to be the strongest. Part...
This was a reading assignment from my then girlfriend during her 19th century novels class. It was an interesting read. Parson Adams overshadows the title character by miles, though.