{"product_id":"2026100009317-secondhand-the-adventures-of-david-simple-containing-an-account-of-his-travels-through-the-cities-of-london-and-westminster-in-the-search-of-a-real-friend","title":"The Adventures Of David Simple: Containing An Account Of His Travels Through The Cities Of London And Westminster In The Search Of A Real Friend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the teeming, treacherous streets of eighteenth-century London and Westminster, a young man of singular sincerity embarks on a desperate quest — not for fortune or fame, but for something far rarer: a single, true friend. The Adventures of David Simple, first published in 1744, chronicles the journey of its earnest protagonist through a society riddled with hypocrisy, betrayal, and moral corruption, as he navigates drawing rooms and dark alleys alike in search of genuine human connection. Sarah Fielding constructs a world of biting social satire wrapped in the warmth of sentimental fiction, presenting readers with a cast of vivid characters who test, deceive, and ultimately illuminate David's unwavering idealism.\n\nOften overshadowed by the fame of her brother Henry Fielding, Sarah Fielding stands as a pioneering voice in the early English novel, and The Adventures of David Simple argues powerfully for the moral supremacy of friendship and virtue over wealth and social ambition. Her prose is at once elegant and incisive, wielding irony with the precision of a surgeon while sustaining a genuine emotional tenderness throughout. This Oxford University Press edition, edited with an introduction by Malcolm Kelsall, restores Fielding's masterwork to its rightful place in the literary canon — leaving the reader to wonder whether David's faith in human goodness is heroic idealism, or simply the most radical act of all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49216194445531,"sku":"2026100009317-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2c128141-4b54-451d-8d20-4d3d6c3a4335.png?v=1788405022","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009317-secondhand-the-adventures-of-david-simple-containing-an-account-of-his-travels-through-the-cities-of-london-and-westminster-in-the-search-of-a-real-friend","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}