Joseph Andrews and Shamela by Henry Fielding

Joseph Andrews and Shamela

Henry Fielding

346 pages first pub 1742 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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It is the story of a good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded parson Abraham Adams. The novel represents the coming together of the two competing aesthetics of eighteenth-century ...

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Community Reviews

3.03
based on 387 reviews

Moods

funny: 78%

adventurous: 50%

challenging: 50%

lighthearted: 28%

dark: 7%

reflective: 7%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
43% of readers chose A mix
31% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

13% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Complicated
93% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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