Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his earthy humour and satire. His comic novel Tom Jones is still widely appreciated. He and Samuel Richardson are seen as founders of the traditional English novel. He also holds a place in the history of law enforcement, having used his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first intermittently funded, full-time police force. …more

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	The War Against Cliché: Essays and Reviews 1971-2000 by Martin Amis 4.09 avg rating — 1,688 ratings — published 2001 add/edit characters	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 Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding by Ian Watt 3.85 avg rating — 960 ratings — published 1957 add/edit characters	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
	Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time by James Goss 4.32 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2019 add/edit characters	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
	Henry Fielding and the London Theatre 1728-1737 by Robert D. Hume 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988 add/edit characters	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 Afterlives of Eighteenth-Century Fiction by Daniel Cook (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015 add/edit characters	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 Oxford History of the Novel in English, Volume 2: English and British Fiction 1750 - 1820 by Peter Garside (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 add/edit characters	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
	Human Forms: The Novel in the Age of Evolution by Ian Duncan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating add/edit characters	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 International Companion to the Scottish Novel by Cairns Craig (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2025 add/edit characters	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
	Hogarth: The Modern Moral Subject, 1697-1732 by Ronald Paulson it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1991 add/edit characters	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
	Acts of Union: Scotland and the Literary Negotiation of the British Nation, 1707 - 1830 by Leith Davis 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999 add/edit characters	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