Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 Fielding, Henry 1707 1754 Gualterus, Petrus Drawcansir, Alexander, Sir Keyber, Conny Trottplaid, John Vinegar, Hercules Amelia — Volume 1 Reading ease score: 60.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Amelia — Volume 1" by Henry Fielding is a novel written in the early 18th century. The book centers around Captain Booth and his adventures following his marriage, illustrating the challenges and distresses faced by the couple as they navigate misunderstandings, societal expectations, and their own flaws. The opening of the story introduces us to Captain Booth, who finds himself entangled in a series of unfortunate events after being wrongfully imprisoned. He encounters various characters, including fellow inmates who each have their own backstories, revealing the complexities of human nature and society at large. The narrative weaves through absurdities in governance and justice, highlighting the protagonist's philosophical thoughts on fate and fortune as he adjusts to his new life in prison and reflects on his past relationships, particularly with Miss Matthews, who emerges as a significant figure in his life. The prose engages readers with wit and commentary on human behavior, setting the stage for a rich exploration of morality and society in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Didactic fiction England -- Fiction Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 462766 462642 2024-10-03T07:53:13.901120 2023-10-03T07:26:51.462296 text/html text/html 462759 462635 2024-10-03T07:53:14.171981 2023-10-03T07:26:51.637263 text/html text/html 239429 2024-10-03T07:53:21.245957 application/epub+zip 245047 2024-10-03T07:53:16.103976 application/epub+zip 245047 2024-10-03T07:53:14.911987 application/epub+zip 469980 2024-10-03T07:53:25.506913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432137 2024-10-03T07:53:20.471982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406687 2022-09-03T10:20:02.058685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434210 434137 2024-10-03T07:53:13.521969 2023-10-03T07:26:51.196260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 429356 2020-12-29T09:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160447 2020-12-29T09:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19850 2024-10-03T07:53:25.634911 application/rdf+xml 15554 2024-10-03T07:53:15.428972 image/jpeg 3919 2024-10-03T07:53:15.168979 image/jpeg 235982 2024-10-03T07:53:14.215972 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia