Henry Fielding

The Writings of Henry Fielding. Comprising His Celebrated Works of Fiction, Carefully Revised and Collated with the Best Authorities. with a Memoir by Dav

Publisher Marketing: Title: The writings of Henry Fielding. Comprising his celebrated works of fiction, carefully revised and collated with the best authorities. With a memoir by David Herbert. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The NOVELS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection includes major and minor works from a period which saw the development and triumph of the English novel. These classics were written for a range of audiences and will engage any reading enthusiast. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Fielding, Henry; 1877. pp. 703: plate; port. 25 cm. 012274.ee.2. Contributor Bio:  Fielding, Henry Geboren 22.4.1707 Sharpham Park bei Glastonbury, Somerset; gestorben 8.10.1754 Lissabon. Der Sohn eines Offiziers besuchte das Eton College und studierte Jura in London und Leiden. Von 1729 bis 1737 war er in London als Dramatiker und Theaterdirektor tatig. Seit 1748 war er Friedensrichter.