(April 22, 1707\u2013October 8, 1754), was an English novelist, dramatist and playwright. His satirical comedies offended the Whig premier, Sir John Walpole, and he was pressured to abandon the stage. He turned to law, became a magistrate, 1748, and helped organize an early police force named the Bow Street Runners. Henry Fielding\u2019s greatest novels include: Joseph Andrews,<\/i> 1742; Jonathan Wild,<\/i> 1743; Tom Jones,<\/i> 1749; Amelia,<\/i> 1752 and Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon,<\/i> written shortly before his death.<\/p>\n
In Joseph Andrews,<\/i> book III, chapter 5, Henry Fielding stated:<\/p>\n
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(April 22, 1707\u2013October 8, 1754), was an English novelist, dramatist and playwright. His satirical comedies offended the Whig premier, Sir John Walpole, and he was pressured to abandon the stage. He turned to law, became a magistrate, 1748, and helped organize an early police force named the Bow Street Runners. Henry Fielding\u2019s greatest novels include: … Continue reading “FIELDING,
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