Project Gutenberg 2006-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1505 Fielding, Henry 1707 1754 Gualterus, Petrus Drawcansir, Alexander, Sir Keyber, Conny Trottplaid, John Vinegar, Hercules Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Andrews Produced by Charles Franks, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Joseph Andrews, Vol. 1" by Henry Fielding is a comic novel stemming from the early 18th century. It follows the adventures of Joseph Andrews, a young footman of virtuous character, as he navigates a series of misadventures, temptations, and misunderstandings, particularly in his interactions with women, including his master’s widow, Lady Booby, and his sister, Pamela. The story is a parody of Samuel Richardson's "Pamela," focusing on themes of virtue, morality, and social class. At the start of the novel, Fielding introduces the reader to his protagonist Joseph Andrews, who is established as a paragon of innocence and chastity. The narrative begins with a discussion on the value of exemplary lives, referencing Pamela Andrews as a model of virtue that Joseph aspires to emulate. We learn about Joseph's upbringing, his appointment as a footman, and his subsequent rise in social awareness as he becomes entwined in the lives of his masters, notably Lady Booby, who becomes infatuated with him. The opening chapters set the stage for an exploration of societal norms and morality through the comic lens of satire, as Joseph encounters various characters, each representing different facets of society, while striving to maintain his integrity amidst numerous distractions and temptations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Humorous stories England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Male friendship -- Fiction Adventure stories Social classes -- Fiction Household employees -- Fiction PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 425959 2025-08-04T09:27:56.668329 text/html 426042 2021-01-02T06:43:22 text/html 475563 2025-08-04T09:28:05.619254 application/epub+zip 481150 2025-08-04T09:28:00.373275 application/epub+zip 229745 2025-08-04T09:27:58.376304 application/epub+zip 2352687 2025-08-04T09:28:09.385230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2318346 2025-08-04T09:28:04.058243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359323 2022-09-05T04:47:49.847337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388702 2025-08-04T09:27:56.087295 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 388644 2021-01-02T06:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 388635 2021-01-02T06:43:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23306 2025-08-04T09:28:09.521214 application/rdf+xml 14727 2025-08-04T09:27:58.878265 image/jpeg 4092 2025-08-04T09:27:58.627265 image/jpeg 147380 2021-01-02T06:43:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 406338 2021-01-02T06:43:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 147360 2021-01-02T06:43:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 482420 2025-08-04T09:27:56.714321 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia