Delphi Complete Works of Henry Fielding

by Henry Fielding

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of Henry Fielding, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Fielding's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* ALL the novels, with individual contents tables* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* The complete 26 extant plays, for the first time in digital publishing history* Excellent formatting of the texts* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry* Includes a thorough selection of Fielding's non-fiction* Features two biographies, including Sir Walter Scott’s scarce study of the author’s life - explore Fielding's literary world* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary NovelsAN APOLOGY FOR THE LIFE OF MRS SHAMELA ANDREWSTHE HISTORY OF THE ADVENTURES OF JOSEPH ANDREWSTHE LIFE OF MR JONATHAN WILD THE GREAT.THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLINGTHE HISTORY OF AMELIAThe PlaysLOVE IN SEVERAL MASQUESTHE TEMPLE BEAUTHE AUTHOR’S FARCE; AND THE PLEASURES OF THE TOWNTOM A TRAGEDYRAPE UPON RAPETHE LETTER-WRITERSTHE GRUB STREET OPERATHE LOTTERYTHE MODERN HUSBANDTHE COVENT-GARDEN TRAGEDYTHE OLD DEBAUCHEESTHE MOCK DOCTORTHE MISERTHE INTRIGUING CHAMBERMAIDDON QUIXOTE IN ENGLANDAN OLD MAN TAUGHT WISDOMTHE UNIVERSAL GALLANT, OR THE DIFFERENT HUSBANDSPASQUIN, A DRAMATICK SATIRE ON THE TIMESTUMBLE-DOWN DICKEURYDICE, A FARCETHE HISTORICAL REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1736EURYDICE HISS’DMISS LUCY IN TOWNPLUTUS, THE GOD OF RICHESTHE WEDDING-DAYTHE FATHERS, OR THE GOOD-NATUR’D MANThe PoemsLIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe Non-FictionTHE JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO LISBONA JOURNEY FROM THIS WORLD TO THE NEXTAN ESSAY ON CONVERSATION.AN ESSAY ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHARACTERS OF MENAN ESSAY ON NOTHINGTHE A VISIONTHE TRUE PATRIOTA SELECTION FROM THE COVENT-GARDEN JOURNALTHE FEMALE HUSBANDFAMILIAR LETTERS.The BiographiesTHE LIFE OF HENRY FIELDING by Sir Walter ScottFIELDING by Austin Dobson

Genres: Classics

5946 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 7, 1985

About the author

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 1748. He campaigned against legal corruption and helped his half-brother, Sir John Fielding, establish the Bow Street Runners.

In 1749 Fielding's novel, The History of Tom Jones was published to public acclaim. Critics agree that it is one of the greatest comic novels in the English language. Fielding followed this success with another well received novel, Amelia (1751).

Fielding continued as a journalist and his satirical journal, Covent Garden, continued to upset those in power. Throughout his life, Fielding suffered from poor health and by 1752 he could not move without the help of crutches. In an attempt to overcome his health problems, Henry Fielding went to live in Portugal but this was not successful and he died in Lisbon in 1754.