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Oct 9, 2021 19 min

Preface to Joseph Andrews, by Henry Fielding

from Harvard Classics Hosted by Rich E Book

Fielding wrote a lengthy story to burlesque a novel of Richardson. But the travesty overshot its mark. Instead of a mere parody, it became a masterpiece. (Volume 39, Harvard Classics) Henry Fielding died Oct. 8, 1764.

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