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Amelia (Vol. 1)

Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754)

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)

Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Romance

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction and Dedication	Brooke Cunningham	00:14:14
Play 01	Book I, Chapter I: Containing the exordium, &c.	Brooke Cunningham	00:03:15
Play 02	Book I, Chapter II: The history sets out.	Lynne T	00:13:57
Play 03	Book I, Chapter III: Containing the inside of a prison.	Lynne T	00:10:51
Play 04	Book I, Chapter IV: Disclosing further secrets of the prison-house.	Lawrence	00:09:26
Play 05	Book I, Chapter V: Containing certain adventures which befel Mr. Booth in the prison.	Marie Hoffman	00:11:44
Play 06	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.	Marie Hoffman	00:11:29
Play 07	Book I, Chapter VII: In which Miss Matthews begins her history.	Lynne T	00:11:22
Play 08	Book I, Chapter VIII: The history of Miss Matthews continued.	Lynne T	00:10:55
Play 09	Book I, Chapter IX: In which Miss Matthews concludes her relation.	Lynne T	00:14:54
Play 10	Book I, Chapter X: Table-talk, consisting of a facetious discourse that passed in the prison.	Lawrence	00:09:56
Play 11	Book II, Chapter I: In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history.	Lawrence	00:08:30
Play 12	Book II, Chapter II: Mr. Booth continues his story.	Lynne T	00:10:19
Play 13	Book II, Chapter III: The narrative continued. More of the touchstone.	Libby Gohn	00:09:02
Play 14	Book II, Chapter IV: The story of Mr. Booth continued.	Jill Engle	00:06:42
Play 15	Book II, Chapter V: Containing strange revolutions of fortune.	Malone	00:09:47
Play 16	Book II, Chapter VI: Containing many surprising adventures.	David Wales	00:12:47
Play 17	Book II, Chapter VII: The story of Booth continued. - More surprising adventures.	David Wales	00:11:28
Play 18	Book II, Chapter VIII: In which our readers will probably be divided in their opinion of Mr. Booth's conduct.	Julia Niedermaier	00:07:34
Play 19	Book II, Chapter IX: Containing a scene of a different kind from any of the preceding.	Julia Niedermaier	00:09:40
Play 20	Book III, Chapter I: In which Mr. Booth resumes his story.	Julia Niedermaier	00:03:50
Play 21	Book III, Chapter II: Containing a scene of the tender kind.	Malone	00:15:57
Play 22	Book III, Chapter III: In which Mr. Booth sets forward on his journey.	Malone	00:08:39
Play 23	Book III, Chapter IV: A sea piece.	Malone	00:15:25
Play 24	Book III, Chapter V: The arrical of Booth at Gibraltar, with what there befel him.	Malone	00:09:43
Play 25	Book III, Chapter VI: Containing matters which will please some readers.	Robert Hoffman	00:07:37
Play 26	Book III, Chapter VII: The captain, continuing his story, recounts some particulars which, we doubt not, to many good people, will appear unnatural.	Robert Hoffman	00:12:44
Play 27	Book III, Chapter VIII: The story of Booth continued.	Malone	00:22:03
Play 28	Book III, Chapter IX: Containing very extraordinary matters.	Malone	00:13:20
Play 29	Book III, Chapter X: Containing a letter of a very curious kind.	Malone	00:14:51
Play 30	Book III, Chapter XI: In which Mr. Booth relates his return to England.	Robert Hoffman	00:10:30
Play 31	Book III, Chapter XII: In which Mr. Booth concludes his story.	Malone	00:18:37
Play 32	Book IV, Chapter I: Containing very mysterious matter.	Kate Sterner	00:07:29
Play 33	Book IV, Chapter II: The latter part of which we expect will please our reader better than the former.	Kate Sterner	00:17:57
Play 34	Book IV, Chapter III: Containing wise observations of the author, and other matters.	Kate Sterner	00:16:39
Play 35	Book IV, Chapter IV: In which Amelia appears in no unamiable light.	Kate Sterner	00:07:30
Play 36	Book IV, Chapter V: Containing an eulogium upon innocence, and other grave matters.	Kate Sterner	00:16:33
Play 37	Book IV, Chapter VI: In which may appear that violenec is sometimes done to the name of love.	Kate Sterner	00:12:32
Play 38	Book IV, Chapter VII: Containing a very extraordinary and pleasant incident.	Kate Sterner	00:09:51
Play 39	Book IV, Chapter VIII: Containing various matters.	Kate Sterner	00:08:24
Play 40	Book IV, Chapter IX: In which Amelia, with her friend goes to the oratorio.	Kate Sterner	00:14:12

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