The Works Of Henry Fielding Vol I A Journey From This World To The Next And A Voyage To Lisbon

Author : Henry Fielding
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473374766
Total Pages : 202 pages
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Download or read book The Works of Henry Fielding; Vol. I; A Journey from This World to the Next and a Voyage to Lisbon written by Henry Fielding and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was determined to extend the present edition of Fielding, not merely by the addition of Jonathan Wild to the three universally popular novels, but by two volumes of Miscellanies, there could be no doubt about at least one of the contents of these latter. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon, if it does not rank in my estimation anywhere near to Jonathan Wild as an example of our author’s genius, is an invaluable and delightful document for his character and memory. It is indeed, as has been pointed out in the General Introduction to this series, our main source of indisputable information as to Fielding dans son naturel, and its value, so far as it goes, is of the very highest. The gentle and unaffected stoicism which the author displays under a disease which he knew well was probably, if not certainly, mortal, and which, whether mortal or not, must cause him much actual pain and discomfort of a kind more intolerable than pain itself; his affectionate care for his family; even little personal touches, less admirable, but hardly less pleasant than these, showing an Englishman’s dislike to be “done” and an Englishman’s determination to be treated with proper respect, are scarcely less noticeable and important on the biographical side than the unimpaired brilliancy of his satiric and yet kindly observation of life and character is on the side of literature. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Henry Fielding
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
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Download or read book A journey from this world to the next, and A voyage to Lisbon written by Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Fielding
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
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Download or read book A Journey from this World to the Next written by Henry Fielding and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1798 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Fielding
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Total Pages : 384 pages
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Download or read book The Works of Henry Fielding ... written by Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Fielding
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
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Download or read book The Works of Henry Fielding: Miscellaneous writings written by Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Fielding
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781724955821
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Journey from This World to the Next written by Henry Fielding and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Journey from this World to the Next: Large Print By Henry Fielding This unique double edition brings together Henry Fielding's two voyage narratives. A Journey from this World to the Next (1743) and The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (1755) belong, in different ways, to the travel-writing tradition, and show Fielding standing in ironic relation to the genre. The Journey is a powerful yet playful narrative, in which Fielding anatomizes contemporary follies with his customary vigour. Using the form of a journey through the underworld, he satirizes all claims to historical and political greatness. The Journal, published posthumously, recounts Fielding's last adventure. Ruined in health by overwork and a punishing lifestyle, he set sail for Lisbon in 1754 with the desperate hope of recuperating in a better climate. Though incapacitated and enduring the squalor and frustrations of a long voyage, Fielding wrote with vitality and wit throughout the journey. Vividly recording the bizarre characters he met, detailing comic and moving incidents, commenting on everything around him, his words transmit the keenness of his life rather than the imminence of his death. The introductions and notes to these lesser-known but fascinating texts illuminate their place in Fielding's work and eighteenth-century literature as a whole. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Author : Henry Fielding
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ISBN 13 : 9781517075231
Total Pages : 94 pages
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Download or read book A Journey from This World to the Next written by Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-27 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional work by Henry Fielding in which he purports to discover a portion of manuscript which appears to be the work of a recently deceased spirit describing their experiences after death.

Author : Henry Fielding
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Total Pages : 286 pages
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Download or read book A Journey from this World to the Next written by Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique double edition brings together Henry Fielding's two voyage narratives. The Journey (1743) is a powerful satire on contemporary follies in the form of a journey through the underworld. The Journal, published posthumously in 1755, recounts Fielding's last adventure when, seriously ill, he set sail for Lisbon hoping to recover there.

Author : Henry Fielding
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
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Download or read book Miscellaneous writings written by Henry Fielding and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Fielding
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 : 9781437894509
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book A Journey from This World to the Next written by Henry Fielding and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. He was born in Sharpham near Glastonbury in Somerset in 1707, and was educated at Eton College. Later he went to London where his literary career began. In 1728, he travelled to Leiden to study. On his return, he began writing for the theatre, some of his work being savagely critical of the contemporary government under Sir Robert Walpole. He therefore retired from the theatre and resumed his career in law, becoming a Justice of the Peace in 1748 for Middlesex and Westminster. Fielding never stopped writing political satire and satires of current arts and letters. Amongst his works are Rape upon Rape (1730), Shamela (1741), The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (1749) and Amelia (1751).