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Henry Fielding

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in Sharpham, Somerset, The United Kingdom

April 22, 1707

Died

October 08, 1754

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Henry Fielding was born in Somerset in 1707. The son of an army lieutenant and a judge's daughter, he was educated at Eton School and the University of Leiden before returning to England where he wrote a series of farces, operas and light comedies.

Fielding formed his own company and was running the Little Theatre, Haymarket, when one of his satirical plays began to upset the government. The passing of the Theatrical Licensing Act in 1737 effectively ended Fielding's career as a playwright.

In 1739 Fielding turned to journalism and became editor of The Champion. He also began writing novels, including: The Adventures of Joseph Andrews (1742) and Jonathan Wild (1743).

Fielding was made a justice of the peace for Westminster and Middlesex in 174 ...more

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	The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 32,853 ratings — published 1749 — 666 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joseph Andrews 3.29 avg rating — 5,676 ratings — published 1742 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joseph Andrews / Shamela by Henry Fielding, Judith Hawley (Editor) 3.29 avg rating — 2,561 ratings — published 1742 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amelia 3.55 avg rating — 891 ratings — published 1751 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews 3.28 avg rating — 876 ratings — published 1741 — 129 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jonathan Wild by Henry Fielding, Linda Bree (Primary Contributor), Claude Rawson (Introduction) 3.39 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 1743 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Jones: Volume 1 3.66 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1748 — 152 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Jones Vol. II 3.96 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1748 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joseph Andrews Vol 1 3.40 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2006 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tragedy Of Tragedies Or The Life And Death Of Tom Thumb The Great 3.30 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1731 — 85 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.”
― Henry Fielding

tags: contentment, inner-peace

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“No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.”
― Henry Fielding, Tom Jones

tags: literary

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“For I hope my Friends will pardon me, when I declare, I know none of them without a Fault; and I should be sorry if I could imagine, I had any Friend who could not see mine. Forgiveness, of this Kind, we give and demand in Turn.”
― Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

tags: forgiveness, friendship

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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 776 pages, 1880

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The Arabian Nights, 1049 pages, 800

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The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 798 pages, 1320

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby by Charles Dickens, 864 pages, 1839

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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, 684 pages, 1915

31 votes, 9.3%

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, 1182 pages, 1021

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Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann, 731 pages, 1901

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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding, 975 pages, 1749

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The Sagas of Icelanders, 782 pages, 1200

9 votes, 2.7%

The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser, 1248 pages, 1590

9 votes, 2.7%

Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe, 644 pages, 1929

8 votes, 2.4%

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, 909 pages, 1353

7 votes, 2.1%

Texas by James A. Michener, 1472 pages, 1985

7 votes, 2.1%

Shōgun by James Clavell, 1152 pages, 1975

7 votes, 2.1%

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, 1139 pages, 1999

7 votes, 2.1%

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson, 1534 pages, 1748

7 votes, 2.1%

A Dream of Red Mansion by Cao Xueqin, 2400 pages, 1791

6 votes, 1.8%

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