Amelia

Japanese: 《アミーリア》 - あみーりあ
Amelia

…But in 1748, he was appointed justice of the peace in the Westminster district of London, where he found himself faced with a world full of hardships and realities that were far from bright. He proposed social reforms in response to these realities, but his novel Amelia (1751) depicted the trials of a married couple in the midst of hardship. His health deteriorated due to his writing activities and the demanding work of his job as a justice of the peace, and in 1754 he tried to move to Lisbon for recuperation. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし1748年よりロンドンのウェストミンスター地区の治安判事に任ぜられ,単に明るいとはいえないさまざまな現実苦に満ちた世界を見ることとなった。こうした現実に対して社会改革の提案もしているが,小説としては苦難の中の夫婦の試練を描いたのが《アミーリア》(1751)である。文筆活動と治安判事としての激務などのため健康を害し,54年リスボンへの転地療養を試みる。…

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