A Henry Fielding CompanionBloomsbury Academic, 2000 M06 30 - 360 pages Best remembered as the author of Joseph Andrews (1742), Tom Jones (1749) and Amelia (1751), Henry Fielding was one of the most important pioneering English novelists of the eighteenth century, and his works continue to occupy a central place in the literary canon. During the 1730s he was the most dominant playwright in London since John Dryden; and in his official capacity as a magistrate, he addressed serious social problems and invented the modern metropolitan police. This reference book makes essential information available to readers interested in Fielding, his life, and his works. |
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Residences | 1 |
Others in the Life | 19 |
Works by Fielding | 171 |
Copyright | |
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