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Who is Joseph Andrews in relation to Pamela Andrews?
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Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding, frontispiece to Fielding's Works (1st ed., 1762), engraving by James Basire after a drawing by William Hogarth
In the novel Joseph Andrews, written by Henry Fielding, the title character is portrayed as the brother of Pamela Andrews, the heroine of Samuel Richardsonās novel Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded. Fielding created Joseph as a virtuous footman to serve as a burlesque counterpart to Pamela, initially using the character to satirize Richardsonās work before the novel evolved into a broader social critique.12