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Joseph Andrews - Wikipedia. The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams, was the first full-length novel by the English author Henry Fielding to be published and among the early novels in the English language.
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Joseph Andrews, novel by Henry Fielding, published in 1742. It was written as a reaction against Samuel Richardson’s novel Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740). Fielding portrayed Joseph Andrews as the brother of Pamela Andrews, the heroine of Richardson’s novel.
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Joseph Andrews (full title: The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams) is a novel written by Henry Fielding and published in 1742. This book is one of the first novels written in English, and Fielding described the work as a comic epic poem in prose.
Mr Joseph Andrews, the hero of our ensuing history, was esteemed to be the only son of Gaffar and Gammer Andrews, and brother to the illustrious Pamela, whose virtue is at present so famous.
Learn about the plot, themes, characters, and literary devices of Joseph Andrews, a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela. Find out the historical and biographical context of the novel and its author, Henry Fielding.
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Joseph Andrews, a handsome young footman in the household of Sir Thomas Booby, has attracted the erotic interest of his master’s wife, Lady Booby. He has also been noticed by the parson of the parish, Mr. Abraham Adams, who wishes to cultivate Joseph’s moral and intellectual potential.
