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by Henry Fielding
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Journey from This World to the Next Summary
| Whether the ensuing pages were really the dream or vision of some verypious and holy person; or whether they were really written in the otherworld, and sent back to this, which is the opinion of many (though Ithink too much inclining to superstition); or lastly, whether, asinfinitely the greatest part imagine, they were really the production ofsome choice inhabitant of New Bethlehem, is not necessary nor easy todetermine. It will be abundantly sufficient if I give the reader anaccount by what means they came into my possession. Mr. Robert Powney,stationer, who dwells opposite to Catherine-street in the Strand, a veryhonest man and of great gravity of countenance; who, among otherexcellent stationery commodities, is particularly eminent for his pens,which I am abundantly bound to acknowledge, as I owe to their peculiargoodness that my manuscripts have by any means been legible: thisgentleman, I say, furnished me some time since with a bundle of thosepens, wrapped up with great care and caution, in a very large sheet ofpaper full of characters, written as it seemed in a very bad hand. Now,I have a surprising curiosity to read everything which is almostillegible; partly perhaps from the sweet remembrance of the dearScrawls, Skrawls, or Skrales (for the word is variously spelled), whichI have in my youth received from that lovely part of the creation forwhich I have the tenderest regard; and partly from that temper of mindwhich makes men set an immense value on old manuscripts so effaced,bustoes so maimed, and pictures so black that no one can tell what tomake of them. I therefore perused this sheet with wonderful application,and in about a day’s time discovered that I could not understandit. I immediately repaired to Mr. Powney, and inquired very eagerlywhether he had not more of the same manuscript? He produced about onehundred pages, acquainting me that he had saved no more; but that thebook was originally a huge folio, had been left in his garret by agentle... |
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CONTENT: CHAP. I. The author dies, meets with Mercury, and is by him conducted to the stage which sets out for the other world CHAP. II. In which the author first refutes some idle opinions concerning spirits, and then the passengers relate their several deaths. CHAP. III. The adventures we met with in the City of Diseases CHAP. IV. Discourses on the road, and a description of the palace of Death. CHAP. V. The travelers proceed on their journey, and meet several spirits who are coming into the flesh. CHAP. VI. An account of the wheel of fortune, with a method of preparing a spirit for this world. CHAP. VII. The proceedings of judge Minos at the gate of Elysium. CHAP. VIII. The adventures which the author met on his first entrance into Elysium. CHAP. IX. More adventures in Elysium. CHAP. X. The author is surprised at meeting Julian the apostate in Elysium; but is satisfied by him by what means he procured his entrance there. Julian relates his adventures in the character of a slave. CHAP. XI. In which Julian relates his adventures in the character of an avaricious Jew. CHAP. XII. What happened to Julian in the characters of a general, an heir, a carpenter, and a beau. CHAP. XIII. Julian passes into a fop. CHAP. XIV. Adventures in the person of a monk. CHAP. XV. Julian passes into the character of a fiddler. CHAP. XVI. The history of the wise man. CHAP. XVII. Julian enters into the person of a king. CHAP. XVIII. Julian passes into a fool. CHAP. XIX. Julian appears in the character of a beggar. CHAP. XX. Julian performs the part of a statesman. CHAP. XXI. Julian's adventures in the post of a soldier. CHAP. XXII. What happened to Julian in the person of a tailor. CHAP. XXIII. The life of alderman Julian. CHAP. XXIV. Julian recounts what happened to him while he was a poet |
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| We had not been long arrived in our inn, where it seems we were to spend the remainder of the day, before our host acquainted us that it was customary for all spirits, in their passage through that city, to pay their respects to that lady Disease, to whose assistance they had owed their deliverance from the lower world. |
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