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Henry Fielding
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22 April 1707 - 8 October 1754
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Henry Fielding was born on April 22, 1707 into a noble family.
Fielding received secondary education at Eton in 1719-1725. There he became close friends with William Pitt Sr. Henry Fielding's younger sister became a successful writer, as did he. After graduating, Fielding went to London, where his literary career began. In 1728 he moved to Leiden to study law and art at the university. But a lack of money forced him to leave school. In London, he turns to dramatic activity. He began writing for
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Henry Fielding was born on April 22, 1707 into a noble family.
Fielding received secondary education at Eton in 1719-1725. There he became close friends with William Pitt Sr. Henry Fielding's younger sister became a successful writer, as did he. After graduating, Fielding went to London, where his literary career began. In 1728 he moved to Leiden to study law and art at the university. But a lack of money forced him to leave school. In London, he turns to dramatic activity. He began writing for the theatre, but some of his work was heavily criticized by the government under Chancellor Robert Walpole. The Theatre Censorship Act of 1737 was the result of his activities.
Fielding left the theater and decided to pursue a career in law. In 1737-1740 he entered Temple and received the title of lawyer.
For a long time, Henry continued to write political satire, as well as satire on contemporary art and literature. His then-famous Boy-and-Finger tragedy was quite a success for a printed play. Many of his works were published in journals. Fielding writes for publications under the pseudonym "Captain Hercules-Vinegar." Between 1730 and 1740, he continued to present his anti-Jacobin and liberal views in satirical newspapers and articles. After a while, Henry began writing novels. His first creation was the novel Shamela. This is an anonymous parody of Samuel Richardson. This satire follows the standard of famous “conservative” satirists of the previous generation. Famous works of the author – “The Story of Tom Jones, Found”, “Letter from Bedlam” and others.