henry fielding

     

This author of the novel based the heroine, Sophia, on his beloved late wife

Trivia about henry fielding

  • This "Tom Jones" author's political satire "Pasquin" wasn't well received by the government
  • "Amelie","Tom Jones"
  • This author used the word "eleemosynary", which means charitable, in the 1st line of "Tom Jones"
  • ...wrote of "Tom Thumb" as well as "Tom Jones"
  • His "Tom Jones" has a 4-page dedication, addressed to Lord Commissioner George Lyttleton
  • He parodied Samuel Richardson's novel “Pamela” in his satirical book “Joseph Andrews”
  • It's said that this "Tom Jones" author (mistakenly) traced his lineage to the Hapsburgs
  • This author was crippled by gout; Blifil's mother dies of it in his novel "Tom Jones"
  • This "Joseph Andrews" author wrote a preface to his sister Sarah's novel, "The Adventures of David Simple"
  • My 1742 novel "Joseph Andrews" was "written in imitation of the manner of Cervantes"

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