The Adventures of David Simple and Volume the Last
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The Adventures of David Simple and Volume the Last by Sarah Fielding
The Adventures of David Simple (1744), Sarah Fielding's first and most celebrated novel, went through several editions, the second of which was heavily revised by her brother Henry. This edition includes Henry's "corrections" in an appendix. In recounting the guileless hero's search for a true friend, the novel depicts the derision with which almost everyone treats his sentimental attitudes to human nature. Acclaimed as an accurate portrait of mid-eighteenth-century London, The Adventures of David Simple sets forth some provocative feminist ideas. Also included is Fielding's much darker sequel, Volume the Last (1753).
Fielding, Sarah: - Sarah Fielding (1710-1768) was an English author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She wrote The Governess, or Little Female Academy (1749), the first novel in English aimed specifically at children. Earlier she had success with her novel The Adventures of David Simple (1744).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813109459 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813109450 |
| Title | The Adventures of David Simple and Volume the Last |
| Author | Sarah Fielding |
| Series | Eighteenth-Century Novels By Women |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press Of Kentucky |
| Year published | 1998-05-14 |
| Number of pages | 442 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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