Fielding, Henry 1707-1754

The history of Tom Jones, a foundling by Henry Fielding ( Book )
920 editions published between 1749 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 18,917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fielding's classic novel chronicles the adventures of Tom Jones, who was abandoned as an infant and grows into a lusty, imprudent young man. Promising to mend his ways, Tom competes with an abusive rival for the affections of a wealthy squire's daughter, and eventually learns the truth about his identity

The history of the adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his friend Mr. Abraham Adams, written in imitation of the manner of Cervantes, author of Don Quixote by Henry Fielding ( Book )
346 editions published between 1742 and 2013 in English and held by 4,820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded parson Abraham Adams

Amelia by Henry Fielding ( Book )
214 editions published between 1751 and 2012 in 9 languages and held by 3,881 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Amelia, Fielding's last and in some ways greatest novel, gives us marriage as epic adventure, fraught with perils and blessed with pleasures, and Linda Bree thankfully gives us a new and authoritative edition. The text is well edited and annotated, Bree's introduction superb, and the maps, glossary, and appendices all very useful." Adam Potkay, William R. Kenan Professor of Humanities, The College of William & Mary

Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding ( Book )
141 editions published between 1823 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 3,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Joseph, a footman in eighteenth-century England, must protect his virtue from the advances of several women, including Lady Booby, and Betty, a chambermaid." *** "With 'Shamala, ' published in 1741, Fielding set about exposing by brilliant parody the more vulnerable aspects of Samuel Richardson's phenomenally successful 'Pamela.' In the following year he offered, quite deliberately, his own alternative conception of art and purpose of the novel: 'Joseph Andrews' achieved immediate popularity. The story of Joseph's dogged determination, against all odds, cling to his virtue is almost incidental in one of the richest, sanest, funniest and most attractive novels in the language. Drawn, as Fielding says, in imitation of Cervantes, its Don Quixote is the unforgettable Parson Adams -- the unique embodiement of a vigorous, innocent and rational enjoyment of life and the first great comic character in fiction."

Tom Jones notes by Henry Fielding ( Book )
249 editions published between 1749 and 2012 in 16 languages and held by 2,584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
For Coleridge the plot of Tom Jones was, along with that of Oedipus The King, the most perfect ever constructed. Fielding used all his art and all the craft he had amassed as a successful playwright for the eighteenth-century London stage to tell this hugely entertaining story of a foundling and how he arrives, through sexual misadventures and elaborate disasters, to claim his legitimacy, his fortune, and his true love. Describes the foundling, Tom, who grows to be athletic, charismatic, generous, and filled with "the glorious lust of doing good" but with a tendency toward dissolution. He leaves home to seek his fortune and his real identity

The history of the adventures of Joseph Andrews, and of his friend Mr. Abraham Adams. Written in imitation of the manner of Cervantes ... By Henry Fielding, Esq. In two volumes by Henry Fielding ( )
180 editions published between 1742 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A journey from this world to the next by Henry Fielding ( )
80 editions published between 1743 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,981 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A powerful yet playful narrative, in which Fielding anatomizes contemporary follies with his customary vigor. Using the form of a journey through the underworld, he satirizes all claims to historical and political greatness

Joseph Andrews and Shamela by Henry Fielding ( Book )
61 editions published between 1961 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,975 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains two novels by Henry Fielding, including "Joseph Andrews," the story of a footman in eighteenth-century English who must protect his virtue from the advances of several women; and "Shamela," a parody of Samuel Richardson's novel of a servant girl whose virtuous behavior is rewarded with marriage

The tragedy of tragedies; or, The life and death of Tom Thumb the Great by Henry Fielding ( Book )
132 editions published between 1731 and 2013 in English and held by 1,608 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The works of Henry Fielding by Henry Fielding ( Book )
154 editions published between 1762 and 2005 in English and held by 1,537 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection was designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography. TABLE OF CONTENTS:Amelia 1751The Author's Farce play, 1730The Covent Garden Tragedy play, 1732An Essay on ConversationFamiliar LetterHistory of Tom Jones, a foundling 1749The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his Friend