 Henry Fieldingwas born
in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, on April 22, 1707. He
was educated at East Stour in Dorset, at Eton, and at the
University of Leyden, where he began his writing career.
In 1728, Fielding published the satiric
poem The Masquerade, and had his first play, Love
in Several Masques, a five-act comedy, performed
four times at Drury Lane. His most famous novel, The
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, was published in
1749. Fielding was also an excellent journalist and
essayist.
In addition to his writing, Fielding
served as the manager of the Haymarket Theatre in London
(1729-1737) and as a Justice of the Peace for Westminster
and Middlesex (1748-1749). He had studied law at Leyden,
so whenever his income was sparse he would
"revert" to that profession in order to make
ends meet.
Henry Fielding died in Lisbon,
Portugal, on October 8, 1754.
His Plays
Love in Several Masques (1728)
The Temple Beau (1730)
Rape Upon Rape (1730)
The Author's Farce (1730)
The Coffee-House Politician (1730)
The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of
Tom Thumb (1731)
The Letter Writers (1731)
The Modern Husband (1732)
The Mock Doctor (1732)
The Lottery (1732)
The Covent Garden Tragedy (1732)
The Old Debauchees (1732)
Miser (1733)
Deborah; or, a Wife for You All (1733)
The Intriguing Chambermaid (1734)
Don Quixote in England (1734)
Pasquin, A Dramatic Satire on the Times (1736)
Historical Register for the Year 1736 (1736)
Tumble-Down Dick; or, Phaeton in the Suds (1736)
Eurydice (1736)
Eurydice Hissed (1736)
The Wedding Day (1743)
His Novels
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An Apology for the Life of Mrs.
Shamela Andrews (1741)
The History of the
Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of His Friend Mr.
Abraham Adams (1742)
Vindication of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough
(1742)
The History of the Life
of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great (1743)
The History of Tom Jones,
a Foundling (1749)
Amelia (1752)
A Journey from this World to the Next (1749)
Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (1755)
His Other Works
Champion, a news journal
Miscellanies (1743), three volumes of poems, essays and
stories issued by subscription
True Patriot (1745-1746), a newspaper for
ministerial interests
Jacobite's Journal (1747-1748), a newspaper for
ministerial interests
Enquiry into the Causes of the Late Increase
of Robbers, etc. (1751)
Covent Garden Journal (1752), a satirical review of
society and literature of his time that appeared twice a
week
Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon (1755), describes
a trip he made to Portugal.
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