The Complete Works of John Jay SmithThis Complete Collection includes the following titles:--------1 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 11.2 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 12.3 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 13.4 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 14.5 - American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 15.6 - American Historical and Literary Curi...

Born in Newgate prison and abandoned six months later, Moll Flanders' drive to find and hold on to a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery, bigamy, prostitution and a resourceful career as a thief before her crimes catche up with her, and she is transported to the colony of Virginia in the New World. If Moll Flanders is on one level a Puritan's tale of sin and repentance, through self-made, self-reliant Moll, Daniel Defoe's rich subtext conveys all the paradoxes and ...

Joseph Andrews" was Henry's first novel which brought him into spotlight. The novel includes humorous travel adventures by Joseph Andrews and his friend who is a good-hearted rural clergyman. In their travels they are set upon repeatedly by robbers and continually run out of funds. Interesting!

The first novel of English magistrate Henry Fielding, "Joseph Andrews" was written in 1742 as a complete extension of the author's pamphlet "Shamela." The latter contains an impressively coarse parody of "Pamela," the Samuel Richardson novel that rewards a servant girl with marriage for protecting her virtue. Shamela, however, utilizes a coy and artificial modesty to procure for herself a husband of wealth. Fielding went on to write "Joseph Andrews," a work relating the adventures of a foo...

'I beg as soon as you get Fielding's Joseph Andrews, I fear in Ridicule of your Pamela and of Virtue in the Notion of Don Quixote's Manner, you would send it to me by the very first Coach.' (George Cheyne in a letter to Samuel Richardson, February 1742) Both Joseph Andrews (1742) and Shamela (1741) were prompted by the success of Richardson's Pamela (1740), of which Shamela is a splendidly bawdy parody. But in Shamela Fielding ...

Joseph Andrews, or The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams, was the first published full-length novel of the English author and magistrate Henry Fielding, and indeed among the first novels in the English language. Published in 1742 and defined by Fielding as a 'comic romance', it is the story of a good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded parson Abraham Adams. Excerpted from Wikip...

THE STORY OF WASHINGTON IRVING HIS CHILDHOOD The Revolutionary War was over. The British soldiers were preparing to embark on their ships and sail back over the ocean, and General Washington would soon enter New York city at the head of the American army. While all true patriots were rejoicing at this happy turn of affairs, a little boy was born who was destined to be the first great American author. William Irving, the father of this little boy, had been a merchant in New York city. He ha...

Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1' is one of the first full length English novels by Henry Fielding. It was first published in the year 1742. It is the story of a good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded parson Abraham Adams.

This is the story of a good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded parson Abraham Adams.The novel represents the coming together of the two competing aesthetics of eighteenth-century literature: the mock-heroic and neoclassical approach of Augustans such as Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift; and the popular, domestic prose fiction of novelists such as Daniel Defoe and Samuel Richardson.

Continue the Adventure with 'Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2' by Henry FieldingJoin Joseph Andrews on the next leg of his exhilarating journey with 'Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2' by Henry Fielding. In this thrilling continuation of the classic tale, readers are invited to accompany Joseph as he navigates a world filled with humor, adventure, and unexpected twists.Experience the Wit and Satire of Henry FieldingIn 'Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2,' Henry Fielding masterfully blends humor, satire, and social comment...

J. Jay Smith's "American Historical and Literary Curiosities: Second Series, Complete" serves as a rich tapestry of anecdotes and insights, meticulously weaving together oddities and lesser-known narratives from American history and literature. Smith's engaging prose style blends scholarly rigor with accessible storytelling, making complex historical and literary themes relatable to a broad audience. Through an extensive compilation of curiosities, the book not only illuminates the quirks ...

Phillis Wheatley (c. 1753–1784) was an American freed slave and poet who wrote the first book of poetry by an African-American. Sold into slavery in West Africa at the age of around seven, she was taken to North America, where she served the Wheatley family of Boston. Phillis was tutored in reading and writing by Mary, the Wheatleys' 18-year-old daughter, and was reading Latin and Greek classics from the age of twelve. Encouraged by the progressive Wheatleys who recognised her incredible l...