Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 by Henry Fielding
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9611.html.images | 416 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9611.epub3.images | 464 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9611.epub.images | 470 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9611.epub.noimages | 224 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9611.kf8.images | 2.2 MB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9611.kindle.images | 2.2 MB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9611.txt.utf-8 | 380 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/9611/pg9611-h.zip | 471 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 |
|---|---|
| Title | Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Charles Franks, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Summary | "Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1" by Henry Fielding is a comic novel stemming from the early 18th century. It follows the adventures of Joseph Andrews, a young footman of virtuous character, as he navigates a series of misadventures, temptations, and misunderstandings, particularly in his interactions with women, including his master’s widow, Lady Booby, and his sister, Pamela. The story is a parody of Samuel Richardson's "Pamela," focusing on themes of virtue, morality, and social class. At the start of the novel, Fielding introduces the reader to his protagonist Joseph Andrews, who is established as a paragon of innocence and chastity. The narrative begins with a discussion on the value of exemplary lives, referencing Pamela Andrews as a model of virtue that Joseph aspires to emulate. We learn about Joseph's upbringing, his appointment as a footman, and his subsequent rise in social awareness as he becomes entwined in the lives of his masters, notably Lady Booby, who becomes infatuated with him. The opening chapters set the stage for an exploration of societal norms and morality through the comic lens of satire, as Joseph encounters various characters, each representing different facets of society, while striving to maintain his integrity amidst numerous distractions and temptations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Young men -- Fiction |
| Subject | Clergy -- Fiction |
| Subject | Male friendship -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Social classes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Household employees -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9611 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1324 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
