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Jonathan Wild
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LENGTH7 hrs and 25 mins
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RELEASE DATE01-01-87
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
He was a great organiser, and he controlled various bands of robbers whose lives he did not hesitate to sacrifice when his own was in danger. Naturally he was so hated by many of his underlings that it is a wonder he was able to maintain his authority over them as many years as he did. His rascality had been notorious a long time before his crimes could actually be proved.
That Jonathan Wild is for the most part a magnificent example of sustained irony, one of the best in our literature, critics have generally agreed. Admirable, too, is the ironical humour, in which Fielding so excelled, and which in Jonathan Wild he seldom drops.
©1987 Jimcin Recordings
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"Such excellent writing"
This point of this book is hard to grasp so I went to Wikipedia to pick up the main idea. That helped a lot. It is a satire on politicians of the early 1700s that shows how "great" politicians are just like great criminals. Altogether, it shows the power of humor to attack political enemies (in this case, Prime Minister Horace Walpole).
I got onto this book by listening to Tom Jones by the same author. That is a great book which I better recommend. It has the same extraordinary writing and a pretty good story.
Jonathan Wilding is better viewed as an example of great satire that could be used today. It is in the line of "Onion" newspaper.1 of 1 people found this review helpful -
Scott Akron, OH, United States 09-16-12 Member Since 2007
Restless musician with what seems to be a worthless MBA in business who has always been determined to make up for a lousy education by reading history and classic lit.
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"What a classic."
Somebody needs to make a movie here, although I doubt they'd match the mystery and insight of the story and its main character. Such perspective and wisdom in short story form I doubt has ever been exceeded.
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Dolores L. Loftin Sun Lakes, AZ, US 06-29-05 Member Since 2004
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"Jonathan Wild"
Boring, boring, boring. The narrator talks in a dull monotone and after a brief while, you don't even care about the character she is speaking about. Sorry I spent my money on this one.
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