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The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great

The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great

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Number of Chapters: 56

Length: 10 hours and 16 minutes

Language: English

This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph Andrews. It is a satire of Walpole that draws a parallel between Walpole and Jonathan Wild, the infamous gang leader and highwayman. He implicitly compares the Whig party in Parliament with a gang of thieves being run by Walpole, whose constant desire to be a "Great Man" (a common epithet for Walpole) should culminate only in the antithesis of greatness: being hanged. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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01 - Book 1, Chapter 1 [The achievements of Great Men] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
02 - Book 1, Chapter 2 [Our Hero's Ancestors] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
03 - Book 1, Chapter 3 [Birth, Parentage & Education] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
04 - Book 1, Chapter 4 [Mr. Wild's First Entrance into the World] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
05 - Book 1, Chapter 5 [Young Master Wild & Count La Ruse] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
06 - Book 1, Chapter 6 [Further Conferences between the Count & Master Wild] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
07 - Book 1, Chapter 7 [Wild Sets Out on his Travels] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
08 - Book 1, Chapter 8 [An Astonishing Instance of Greatness] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
09 - Book 1, Chapter 9 [A Visit to Miss Letitia Snap] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
10 - Book 1, Chapter 10 [Some Matters Concerning the Chaste Laetitia] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
11 - Book 1, Chapter 11 [Notable Instances of Human Greatness] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
12 - Book 1, Chapter 12 [Other Particulars relating to Miss Tishy] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
13 - Book 1, Chapter 13 [Our Chef-D'Oeuvre] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
14 - Book 1, Chapter 14 [The History of Greatness is Continued] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
15 - Book 2, Chapter 1 [Characters of Silly People] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
16 - Book 2, Chapter 2 [Great Examples of Greatness in Wild] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
17 - Book 2, Chapter 3 [Scenes of Softness, Love & Honour] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
18 - Book 2, Chapter 4 [On his Misfortune in a Speech] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
19 - Book 2, Chapter 5 [Many Surprising Adventures] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
20 - Book 2, Chapter 6 [Of Hats] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
21 - Book 2, Chapter 7 [Heartfree's Adventures with Wild] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
22 - Book 2, Chapter 8 [Greatness to an Immoderate Height] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
23 - Book 2, Chapter 9 [More Greatness in Wild] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
24 - Book 2, Chapter 10 [Sea-Adventures Very New & Surprising] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
25 - Book 2, Chapter 11 [Our Hero in the Boat] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
26 - Book 2, Chapter 12 [Strange & Yet Natural Escape of our Hero] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
27 - Book 2, Chapter 13 [Conclusion of the Boat Adventure] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
28 - Book 3, Chapter 1 [Pitiful Behaviour of Heartfree] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
29 - Book 3, Chapter 2 [A Soliloquy of Heartfree] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
30 - Book 3, Chapter 3 [The Road to Greatness] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
31 - Book 3, Chapter 4 [A Young Hero ... Makes his First Appearance] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
32 - Book 3, Chapter 5 [More and More Greatness] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
33 - Book 3, Chapter 6 [Fireblood's Adventure] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
34 - Book 3, Chapter 7 [Preliminary to the Marriage between Mr. Jonathan Wild and the chaste Laeticia] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
35 - Book 3, Chapter 8 [A Dialogue Matrimonial] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
36 - Book 3, Chapter 9 [A Base Design on Our Hero] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
37 - Book 3, Chapter 10 [Unprecedented Generosity ... Ungrateful Reception] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
38 - Book 3, Chapter 11 [A Scheme So Deeply Laid] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
39 - Book 3, Chapter 12 [New Instances of Friendly's Folly] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
40 - Book 3, Chapter 13 [Something Concerning Fireblood] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
41 - Book 3, Chapter 14 [Our Hero Makes a Speech] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
42 - Book 4, Chapter 1 [Sentiment of the Ordinary's] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
43 - Book 4, Chapter 2 [Concerning Popular Ingratitude] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
44 - Book 4, Chapter 3 [The History of Newgate] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
45 - Book 4, Chapter 4 [The Dead-Warrant Arrives for Heartfree] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
46 - Book 4, Chapter 5 [Containing Various Matters] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
47 - Book 4, Chapter 6 [The Foregoing Happy Incident is Accounted For] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
48 - Book 4, Chapter 7 [Mrs. Heartfree Relates Her Adventures] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
49 - Book 4, Chapter 8 [Mrs. Heartfree Continues] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
50 - Book 4, Chapter 9 [Containing Incidents Very Surprizing] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
51 - Book 4, Chapter 10 [A Horrible Uproar in the Gate] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
52 - Book 4, Chapter 11 [Conclusion of Mrs. Heartfree's Adventures] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
53 - Book 4, Chapter 12 [The Contemplation of Greatness] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
54 - Book 4, Chapter 13 [Death, Immortality, and Other Grave Matters] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
55 - Book 4, Capter 14 [The Highest Consummation of Human Greatness] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
56 - Book 4, Chapter 15 [The Conclusion of This History] (Denny Sayers (d. 2015))
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