Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews refuses Lady Booby's advances, she discharges him, and Joseph and his old tutor, Parson Adams (one of the great comic figures of literature), sets off to visit his sweetheart, Fanny. Along the way, they meet with a series of adventures in which, through their own innocence and...
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Joseph Andrews refuses Lady Booby's advances, she discharges him, and Joseph and his old tutor, Parson Adams (one of the great comic figures of literature), sets off to visit his sweetheart, Fanny. Along the way, they meet with a series of adventures in which, through their own innocence and honesty, they expose the hypocrisy and affectation of others.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486415888 (0486415880)
Publish date: August 22nd 2001
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Comedy,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Read For School,
Classic Literature,
English Literature,
18th Century
OMG! I laughed a lot!!It's really important to read something like this every now and then! The funny thing is that this was written as a response to another novel "Pamela"!It's usually said that it is easy to mock something, but it is difficult to create something new! That is why Fieldings is tru...
WHY: I feel quite sure I read this in college or it wouldn't be on my bookshelf, but I can't remember it at all. Like so many books on my shelves. But it sounds great, so I'm putting in to-read.