The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and His Friend Mr Abraham Adams (The Folio Society)

xviii, 303, [1] pp. Decorative brown and white cloth, leather spine label with gilt titles and double border. Foreword by C.D.W., wood engravings by Derrick Harris. Henry Fielding wrote both Joseph Andrews (1742) and Shamela (1741) in response to Samuel Richardson's book Pamela (1740), of which Shamela is a splendidly bawdy travesty. Joseph Andrews begins as a parody, too, but soon outgrows its origins, and its deepest roots lie in Cervantes and Marivaux. In both stories, Fielding demonstrates his concern for the corruption of contemporary society, politics, religion, morality, and taste. Henry Fielding, (born April 22, 1707, Sharpham Park, Somerset, Eng. - died Oct. 8, 1754, Lisbon), novelist and playwright, who, with Samuel Richardson, is considered a founder of the English novel. Among his major novels are Joseph Andrews (1742) and Tom Jones (1749). - Britannica