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Shamela (1741) is Henry Fielding's biting and hilarious response to Pamela (1740) by Samuel Richardson. Fielding, most famous as the author of Tom Jones and Joseph Andrews published this work under the name Conny Keyber and in fact never acknowledged authorship but it was from the start known to be his work. Pamela, told in epistolary fashion, is the story of a young country maid whose master continually makes many improper advances on her. We see her attempts to ward of his advances and her…

Henry Fielding (c.1743, etching by Jonathan Wild)

PBS Masterpiece announces a new romantic period drama adaptation of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. The four-part miniseries will be a reimagined rom-com of the classic novel The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling. Here is everything we know so far. | British Period Dramas | PBS Masterpiece Period Dramas | New Period Dramas

Henry Fielding

Whenever I pick up a physical book, and it looks a little *too* long, I always check the font to see if it's a full on tome. But I never check when I'm downloading books to my kindle, which is how this happened. The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling is a full on 900-odd page doorstop that took me three months to get through on my kindle, but was still an interesting read for sure. One of the earliest English novels, Tom Jones was published in 1749. It's a bildungsroman, which means that it…

"The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling" by Henry Fielding

Read 1,418 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here. Tom Jones is widely regarded as one…

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Unlocking Classic Literature: Discover The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding Introduction: Henry Fielding's "The History of Tom...

Novelist, playwright. Born Somerset. Half-brother to Sir John Fielding. Lived in Bow Street and Essex Street. Play: The Miser. Novels: Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones. As magistrate he carried out a number of reforms including the formation of the 'Bow Street Runners', the first modern police force. Towards the end of his life moved to Ealing. Travelled to Portugal for his health but died near Lisbon and was buried there in the English cemetery at St George's Church.

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Amelia is a novel written by Henry Fielding. Amelia is a domestic novel taking place largely in London during 1733. It describes the hardships suffered by

Read 1,431 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Despite being abandoned by his parents, Tom Jones grows into a gallant and irresistible …

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