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Offers an account of Fielding's eventful life as a youthful libertine, who later became the self-appointed censor of the age. The hardback edition was chosen as one of the top four biographies of 1989 by The Sunday Times.

The definitive biography of one of the fathers of the modern novel, and the most remarkable and representative Englishman of the seventeenth century.

First published in 1989, Henry Fielding is a biography presenting a fresh interpretation of Fielding's life and thought. Using newly discovered information, including new facts, three hitherto unknown pictures of Fielding drawn from life, documents, manuscripts, and many crucially... Read Full Overview

First published in 1989, Henry Fielding is a biography presenting a fresh interpretation of Fielding's life and thought. Using newly discovered information, including new facts, three hitherto unknown pictures of Fielding drawn from life, documents, manuscripts, and... Read Full Overview