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The Works Of Henry Fielding with an Essay on His Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy in Fourteen Volumes (Complete Set)
Fielding, Henry ; Murphy, Arthur
J Johnson, J Nichols, and Son, et al., London, 1808. Leather. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None issued. A New Edition, first thus assumed. Rubbed and scuffed spines, some labels detached as is the norm with volumes of this age althoguh a couple of title plates have been loosely laid in. Boards in full leather with wear to the edges and corners, scuffing to the board faces. No boards detached, although the hinges are cracking. Internally the blocks are mostly in good order, but with some foxing and browning to a number of pages, a few of pages slightly proud of the block but no pages detached. A couple of leaves nibbled to the edge, a few minor worm holes. Seldom found as the complete 14 volume set.
Henry Fielding (Sharpham, 22 April 1707 near Lisbon, 8 October 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. Aside from his literary achievements, he has a significant place in the history of law-enforcement, having founded (with his half-brother John) what some have called London's first police force, the Bow Street Runners, using his authority as a magistrate. Fielding never stopped writing political satire and satires of current arts and letters. His Tragedy of Tragedies of Tom Thumb (for which Hogarth designed the frontispiece) was, for example, quite successful as a printed play. He also contributed a number of works to journals of the day. He wrote for Tory periodicals, usually under the name of Captain Hercules Vinegar. During the late 1730s and early 1740s Fielding continued to air his liberal and anti-Jacobite views in satirical articles and newspapers.
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