Amelia (Vol. 1)
Henry Fielding
41 chapters · 7 h 52 min · English
Read by Brooke Cunningham, Lynne T, Lawrence, Marie Hoffman, Libby Gohn, Jill Engle and others
Literary Fiction · Romance
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This is the first volume of a three volume novel. In this novel, Amelia marries William Booth against her mother's desires, and the two must move to London. Fielding explores the issues of married life such as infidelity and whether women's intelligence is equal to men's. (Summary by Libby Gohn)
Chapters
1 Introduction and Dedication 14 min 2 Book I, Chapter I: Containing the exordium, &c 3 min 3 Book I, Chapter II: The history sets out 14 min 4 Book I, Chapter III: Containing the inside of a prison 11 min 5 Book I, Chapter IV: Disclosing further secrets of the prison-house 9 min 6 Book I, Chapter V: Containing certain adventures which befel Mr. Booth in the prison 12 min 7 Book I, Chapter VI: Containing the extraordinary behaviour of Miss Matthews on her meeting with Booth, and some endeavours to prove, by reason and authority, that it is possible for a woman to appear to be what she really is not 11 min 8 Book I, Chapter VII: In which Miss Matthews begins her history 11 min 9 Book I, Chapter VIII: The history of Miss Matthews continued 11 min 10 Book I, Chapter IX: In which Miss Matthews concludes her relation 15 min 11 Book I, Chapter X: Table-talk, consisting of a facetious discourse that passed in the prison 10 min 12 Book II, Chapter I: In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history 8 min 13 Book II, Chapter II: Mr. Booth continues his story 10 min 14 Book II, Chapter III: The narrative continued. More of the touchstone 9 min 15 Book II, Chapter IV: The story of Mr. Booth continued 7 min 16 Book II, Chapter V: Containing strange revolutions of fortune 10 min 17 Book II, Chapter VI: Containing many surprising adventures 13 min 18 Book II, Chapter VII: The story of Booth continued. - More surprising adventures 11 min 19 Book II, Chapter VIII: In which our readers will probably be divided in their opinion of Mr. Booth's conduct 8 min 20 Book II, Chapter IX: Containing a scene of a different kind from any of the preceding 10 min 21 Book III, Chapter I: In which Mr. Booth resumes his story 4 min 22 Book III, Chapter II: Containing a scene of the tender kind 16 min 23 Book III, Chapter III: In which Mr. Booth sets forward on his journey 9 min 24 Book III, Chapter IV: A sea piece 15 min 25 Book III, Chapter V: The arrical of Booth at Gibraltar, with what there befel him 10 min 26 Book III, Chapter VI: Containing matters which will please some readers 8 min 27 Book III, Chapter VII: The captain, continuing his story, recounts some particulars which, we doubt not, to many good people, will appear unnatural 13 min 28 Book III, Chapter VIII: The story of Booth continued 22 min 29 Book III, Chapter IX: Containing very extraordinary matters 13 min 30 Book III, Chapter X: Containing a letter of a very curious kind 15 min 31 Book III, Chapter XI: In which Mr. Booth relates his return to England 10 min 32 Book III, Chapter XII: In which Mr. Booth concludes his story 19 min 33 Book IV, Chapter I: Containing very mysterious matter 7 min 34 Book IV, Chapter II: The latter part of which we expect will please our reader better than the former 18 min 35 Book IV, Chapter III: Containing wise observations of the author, and other matters 17 min 36 Book IV, Chapter IV: In which Amelia appears in no unamiable light 8 min 37 Book IV, Chapter V: Containing an eulogium upon innocence, and other grave matters 17 min 38 Book IV, Chapter VI: In which may appear that violenec is sometimes done to the name of love 13 min 39 Book IV, Chapter VII: Containing a very extraordinary and pleasant incident 10 min 40 Book IV, Chapter VIII: Containing various matters 8 min 41 Book IV, Chapter IX: In which Amelia, with her friend goes to the oratorio 14 min
