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Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and magistrate known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His 1749 comic novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling was a seminal work in the genre.
Henry Fielding (born April 22, 1707, Sharpham Park, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 8, 1754, Lisbon) was a novelist and playwright, who, with Samuel Richardson, is considered a founder of the English novel. Among his major novels are Joseph Andrews (1742) and Tom Jones (1749).
Henry Fielding has 2504 books on Goodreads with 129383 ratings. Henry Fielding’s most popular book is The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.
Henry Fielding, (born April 22, 1707, Sharpham Park, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 8, 1754, Lisbon, Port.), British novelist and playwright. Fielding attended Eton College but left early and lost his family’s support.
Step into the fascinating world of English literature with this deep dive into the life and works of Henry Fielding, a pioneer in the field! Join us as we un...
Fielding was made a justice of the peace for Westminster and Middlesex in 1748. He campaigned against legal corruption and helped his half-brother, Sir John Fielding, establish the Bow Street Runners. In 1749 Fielding's novel, The History of Tom Jones was published to public acclaim.
We think of Henry Fielding (b. 22 April 1707–d. 8 October 1754) above all as a pioneer of the novel genre: “the Founder of a new Province of Writing,” as he puts it in one of the best-known metafictional chapters of Tom Jones.
Mar 9, 2008 · Henry Fielding was a novelist and playwright during the English Restoration as well as one of the founders of London’s first police force, the Bow Street Runners. He was born April 22, 1707 in Somerset to Colonel Edmund Fielding and his wife Sarah Gould, the daughter of Judge Henry Gould.
Jun 27, 2018 · The English author and magistrate Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was one of the great novelists of the 18th century. His fiction, plays, essays, and legal pamphlets show he was a humane and witty man, with a passion for reform and justice.
Fielding’s principal works include such stage farces as The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great (1731), The Miser (1732), The Intriguing Chambermaid (1734), and Don Quixote in England (1734).
