Query: 1742 books, Novels by Henry Fielding, or French satirical novels
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Berleburg Bible
Bouvard et Pécuchet
Clochemerle
The Sofa: A Moral Tale
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews
A Secret History of Pandora's Box
Amelia (novel)
Joseph Andrews
L'Ingénu
Evidence from documents: Berleburg Bible: The '''Berleburg Bible''' (''Berleburger Bibel'') is a German translation of the Bible with copious commentary in eight volumes, compiled in Bad Berleburg during 1726–1742.
Bouvard et Pécuchet: '''''Bouvard et Pécuchet''''' is an unfinished satirical novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1881 after his death in 1880.
Although it was conceived in 1863 as ''Les Deux Cloportes'' ("The Two Woodlice"), and partially inspired by a short story of Barthélemy Maurice (''Les Deux Greffiers'', "The Two Court Clerks", which appeared in ''La Revue des Tribunaux'' in 1841 and which he may have read in 1858), Flaubert did not begin the work in earnest until 1872, at a time when financial ruin threatened. Over time, the book obsessed him to the degree that he claimed to have read over 1500 books in preparation for writing it—he intended it to be his masterpiece, surpassing all of his other works.
Clochemerle: '''''Clochemerle''''', published in the United States as ''The Scandals of Clochemerle'', is a French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969) first published in 1934.
The Sofa: A Moral Tale: '''''The Sofa: A Moral Tale''''' () is a 1742 libertine novel by Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon. It was first translated into English in the spring of 1742 in an edition published by John Nourse and Thomas Cooper.
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews: '''''An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews''''', or simply '''''Shamela''''', as it is more commonly known, is a satirical burlesque novella by English writer Henry Fielding.
A Secret History of Pandora's Box: '''''A Secret History of Pandora's Box''''' is an English erotic novel published anonymously in 1742
Amelia (novel): Title page of ''Amelia''
'''''Amelia''''' is a sentimental novel written by Henry Fielding
Joseph Andrews: '''''The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams''''', was the first full-length novel by the English author Henry Fielding to be published and among the early novels in the English language. Appearing in 1742 and defined by Fielding as a "comic epic poem in prose", it tells of a good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded parson Abraham Adams.
L'Ingénu: The story satirizes religious doctrine, government corruption, and the folly and injustices of French society (including its practices which conflict with actual scripture).