Jonathan Wild; Joseph Andrews; Amelia; Tom Jones
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few authors shaped the English novel with such wit, moral audacity, and comic brilliance as Henry Fielding, and this magnificent four-volume Folio Society boxed set — collecting Jonathan Wild, Joseph Andrews, Amelia, and Tom Jones — presents the full sweep of his literary genius in one stunning edition. Tom Jones chronicles the rollicking misadventures of a foundling navigating 18th-century English society, while Joseph Andrews satirises the pompous morality of Samuel Richardson's Pamela with gleeful irreverence; Amelia presents a tender yet unflinching portrait of a virtuous woman enduring marital hardship and social injustice, and Jonathan Wild delivers a savage, ironic biography of a criminal anti-hero that skewers society's worship of power and greatness. Fielding's prose is animated by a distinctive narrative voice — intrusive, self-aware, and brimming with philosophical asides — that anticipates the self-referential experiments of modern fiction by centuries. Across these four masterworks, he argues passionately that true virtue resides not in reputation or social standing, but in warmth, generosity, and an honest heart. This Folio Society edition, produced with the hallmark care and craftsmanship for which the imprint is celebrated, is an essential acquisition for any serious collector of English literature — a reminder that the father of the English novel remains as wickedly entertaining as ever.
Author: Henry Fielding
Format: Hardback
Published: 1995, The Folio Society
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few authors shaped the English novel with such wit, moral audacity, and comic brilliance as Henry Fielding, and this magnificent four-volume Folio Society boxed set — collecting Jonathan Wild, Joseph Andrews, Amelia, and Tom Jones — presents the full sweep of his literary genius in one stunning edition. Tom Jones chronicles the rollicking misadventures of a foundling navigating 18th-century English society, while Joseph Andrews satirises the pompous morality of Samuel Richardson's Pamela with gleeful irreverence; Amelia presents a tender yet unflinching portrait of a virtuous woman enduring marital hardship and social injustice, and Jonathan Wild delivers a savage, ironic biography of a criminal anti-hero that skewers society's worship of power and greatness. Fielding's prose is animated by a distinctive narrative voice — intrusive, self-aware, and brimming with philosophical asides — that anticipates the self-referential experiments of modern fiction by centuries. Across these four masterworks, he argues passionately that true virtue resides not in reputation or social standing, but in warmth, generosity, and an honest heart. This Folio Society edition, produced with the hallmark care and craftsmanship for which the imprint is celebrated, is an essential acquisition for any serious collector of English literature — a reminder that the father of the English novel remains as wickedly entertaining as ever.