Amelia — Volume 1 by Henry Fielding

"Amelia — Volume 1" by Henry Fielding is a novel published in 1751. It follows the turbulent marriage of Amelia and Captain William Booth as they navigate poverty, temptation, and hardship in London. When William is imprisoned, both face tests of faithfulness—he succumbs to seduction while Amelia resists admirers. William's gambling debts plunge them deeper into crisis, landing him in debtors' prison. Rich with classical allusions and exploring themes of marriage and feminine virtue, this domestic drama reveals the struggles of a devoted couple against relentless misfortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754
Title Amelia — Volume 1
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_(novel)
Credits Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 60.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Didactic fiction
Subject England -- Fiction
Subject Domestic fiction
Subject Married women -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 6095
Release Date
Last Update Dec 29, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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