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

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

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