The Adventures of David Simple
A Classics, British Literature, Fiction book. This was both excellent and terrible. Sarah Fielding had the same gift as her brother, but her education left...
The Adventures of David Simple is the story of one man's search for truth, honesty, and friendship in a corrupt world. Following the literary model of Don Quixote, the novel is both a witty and engaging satire of eighteenth-century London life and a serious examination of the moral and social issues facing men and women of the day. Fielding draws upon her own experiences as an impoverished, unmarried gentlewoman to portray her two heroines, Cynthia and Camilla, and infuses the novel with provocative feminist ideas as she makes a pointed critique of the position of women. This Penguin Classics edition includes a critical introduction, suggestions for further reading, a chronology, notes, and a glossary. It also includes two appendixes: Henry Fielding's preface to the second edition and a note about the currency of eighteenth-century England. Edited with an introduction and notes by Linda Bree.
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- Pages: 528 pages
- ISBN: 9780140437478 / 140437479
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A bit boring. It's unfortunate that Sarah's works are often forgotten in the shadow cast by her much more famous brother, Henry Fielding, because she does have some interesting commentary to share with readers. This novel reads like a travel narrative as the titular character roams London looking for a friend who does not turn out to be a horrible... This was both excellent and terrible. Sarah Fielding had the same gift as her brother, but her education left a lot to be desired. A lot of this book was very sentimental, and rambling, but the long dull passages are suddenly shot through with a scene which is written with comic genius. So sad that such a brilliant person, like so many...
