Amelia

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"Amelia" is a 1751 novel by Henry Fielding that follows the trials of a virtuous wife and her flawed husband, exploring themes of marriage, morality, and social injustice in 18th-century England.

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Amelia canonical 2

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
author Henry Fielding ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
criticizedFor sentimentality ⓘ
explores corruption in the justice system ⓘ
debt and imprisonment ⓘ
female virtue ⓘ
gambling ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ
parental responsibility ⓘ
firstEditionFormat four volumes ⓘ
followsWorkBySameAuthor Tom Jones ⓘ
hasAdaptation radio adaptation ⓘ
television adaptation ⓘ
hasCharacterType corrupt magistrate ⓘ
fallen gentleman ⓘ
libertine ⓘ
virtuous heroine ⓘ
hasElement domestic tragedy ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasMoralFocus Christian ethics ⓘ
conjugal affection ⓘ
literaryGenre domestic fiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
social novel ⓘ
literaryMovement Augustan literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Amelia Booth ⓘ
Captain William Booth ⓘ
linked to: William Booth
mainTheme marriage ⓘ
morality ⓘ
social injustice ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person omniscient ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
praisedFor psychological depth ⓘ
realistic depiction of marriage ⓘ
protagonistRole flawed husband ⓘ
virtuous wife ⓘ
publicationYear 1751 ⓘ
publisher Andrew Millar ⓘ
setIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Newgate Prison ⓘ
settingPeriod 18th-century England ⓘ
timeOfStory after the Jacobite rising of 1745 ⓘ

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Henry Fielding → notableWork → Amelia ⓘ
Henry Fielding → notableWork → Amelia ⓘ
subject linked to: Sharpham, Somerset, England