A Journey from This World to the Next

Name: A Journey from This World to the Next
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Henry Fielding
ISBN: 9781802560299

Author: Henry Fielding

Narrator: James Harrington

Unabridged: 4 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 08/21/2024

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

"A Journey from This World to the Next" by Henry Fielding is a satirical and philosophical work presenting a fictional journey of the protagonist, Mr. Everyman, through the afterlife. Written as a dialogue between characters in the underworld, the narrative explores moral and ethical themes while providing a humorous critique of 18th-century society. Fielding cleverly uses the allegorical journey to comment on human behavior, societal norms, and the consequences of one's actions, offering readers a thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of life's complexities and moral choices.

About Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding (1707-1754) started his career as a playwright until his outspoken satirical plays so annoyed Walpole's Government that a new Licensing Act was introduced to drive him from the stage. He turned to writing various 'comic epics in prose', including Shamela and Tom Jones. A master innovator, he is credited with creating the first modern novels in English. He was also a magistrate and co-founder of the Bow Street Runners, often dubbed as London's first professional police force.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on October 16, 2024

The title immediately drew me in to this book and, for the best part, the first half of the book satisfied my expectations. However, the second half was quite repetitive and it wasn't until I was three quarters of the way through that I realised I felt I was no longer reading the same book that I ha......more

Goodreads review by Sohail on April 13, 2018

The title of this book is misleading. Although our narrator dies and goes to the next world, the greater part of this book is dedicated to the stories of two people, that is a political satire of long dead people whom I was not interested in. The book may have been very interesting for certain peopl......more