by Henry Fielding · Macmillan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330235334
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«Joseph Andrews» is Henry Fielding's satirical novel, published by Macmillan in paperback (349 pages, in English).
The novel follows Joseph Andrews, a servant who, after rejecting Lady Booby's advances, is dismissed and travels through the English countryside with the parson Abraham Adams to reunite with his beloved Fanny. The encounters along the way satirize the hypocrisy, affectation, and corruption of eighteenth-century English society.
The novel was originally published in 1742. This 1973 edition belongs to the Pan Classics series and includes an introduction and notes by James Gordon.
For those who enjoy English classics, social satire, and humor; also suitable as school reading.
Henry Fielding was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His famous novels include Shamela (1741), Joseph Andrews (1742), The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749) and Amelia (1751). Along with Samuel Richardson, Fielding is seen as the founder of the traditional English novel. As well as being a novelist, Fielding was also a playwright, known for his satirical comedies The Author's Farce (1730), Tom Thumb (1730), The Letter Writers (1731) and The Tragedy of Tragedies (1731). He also played an important role in the history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom, using his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first professional police force.
