About this book
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 (40)
1Book I, Chapter I: Containing the exordium, &c.
2Book I, Chapter II: The history sets out.
3Book I, Chapter III: Containing the inside of a prison.
4Book I, Chapter IV: Disclosing further secrets of the prison-house.
5Book I, Chapter V: Containing certain adventures which befel Mr. Booth in the prison.
6Book 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.
7Book I, Chapter VII: In which Miss Matthews begins her history.
8Book I, Chapter VIII: The history of Miss Matthews continued.
9Book I, Chapter IX: In which Miss Matthews concludes her relation.
10Book I, Chapter X: Table-talk, consisting of a facetious discourse that passed in the prison.
11Book II, Chapter I: In which Captain Booth begins to relate his history.
12Book II, Chapter II: Mr. Booth continues his story.
13Book II, Chapter III: The narrative continued. More of the touchstone.
14Book II, Chapter IV: The story of Mr. Booth continued.
15Book II, Chapter V: Containing strange revolutions of fortune.
16Book II, Chapter VI: Containing many surprising adventures.
17Book II, Chapter VII: The story of Booth continued. - More surprising adventures.
18Book II, Chapter VIII: In which our readers will probably be divided in their opinion of Mr. Booth's conduct.
19Book II, Chapter IX: Containing a scene of a different kind from any of the preceding.
20Book III, Chapter I: In which Mr. Booth resumes his story.
21Book III, Chapter II: Containing a scene of the tender kind.
22Book III, Chapter III: In which Mr. Booth sets forward on his journey.
23Book III, Chapter IV: A sea piece.
24Book III, Chapter V: The arrical of Booth at Gibraltar, with what there befel him.
25Book III, Chapter VI: Containing matters which will please some readers.
26Book III, Chapter VII: The captain, continuing his story, recounts some particulars which, we doubt not, to many good people, will appear unnatural.
27Book III, Chapter VIII: The story of Booth continued.
28Book III, Chapter IX: Containing very extraordinary matters.
29Book III, Chapter X: Containing a letter of a very curious kind.
30Book III, Chapter XI: In which Mr. Booth relates his return to England.
31Book III, Chapter XII: In which Mr. Booth concludes his story.
32Book IV, Chapter I: Containing very mysterious matter.
33Book IV, Chapter II: The latter part of which we expect will please our reader better than the former.
34Book IV, Chapter III: Containing wise observations of the author, and other matters.
35Book IV, Chapter IV: In which Amelia appears in no unamiable light.
36Book IV, Chapter V: Containing an eulogium upon innocence, and other grave matters.
37Book IV, Chapter VI: In which may appear that violenec is sometimes done to the name of love.
38Book IV, Chapter VII: Containing a very extraordinary and pleasant incident.
39Book IV, Chapter VIII: Containing various matters.
40Book IV, Chapter IX: In which Amelia, with her friend goes to the oratorio.
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