{"product_id":"2026100012008-secondhand-joseph-andrews","title":"Joseph Andrews","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the modern novel had found its footing, Henry Fielding set the template with Joseph Andrews, a rollicking, satirical masterpiece that skewers hypocrisy, class, and moral pretension in eighteenth-century England. The novel chronicles the misadventures of the virtuous young footman Joseph Andrews, who, after resisting the amorous advances of his employer Lady Booby, is thrown out into the world and embarks on a picaresque journey across the English countryside alongside his eccentric companion, the lovable Parson Adams — all in pursuit of his beloved Fanny Goodwill.\n\nOriginally conceived as a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela, Fielding's narrative quickly transcends its satirical origins to become a rich and compassionate portrait of human nature in all its comic and moral complexity. Written with an ironic wit that cuts as sharply today as it did in 1742, Fielding presents a world where true virtue is rarely found among the privileged, and genuine goodness resides in the most unexpected of souls. This edition, tied to the celebrated Woodfall Film for United Artists, brings renewed attention to a work that remains one of the foundational texts of English literature — leaving readers to wonder whether the world Fielding so brilliantly lampooned has changed at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51103149883611,"sku":"2026100012008-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4b8e823c-4493-467e-9d6e-384d16229efc.png?v=1794449346","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012008-secondhand-joseph-andrews","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}