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Amelia by Henry Fielding · Booklabria

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Amelia

Social life and customsEngland

Amelia

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First published: 1751
Editions: 80 in 3 languages

Synopsis

Against her mother's wishes, Amelia marries Captain William Booth, a young army officer, and runs away to London. William is unjustly imprisoned in Newgate, and is subsequently seduced by Miss Matthews. Amelia stays faithful to her husband and forgives his transgression, but William soon draws them into trouble again as he accrues gambling debts trying to lift the couple out of poverty.

Subjects: Social life and customs
England
Social conditions
Manners and customs
Married people
Domestic fiction
Set in: England
Time: 18th Century

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80 in 3 languages

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English74 French1 Spanish1

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