Who was Henry Fielding?
Novelist.
Date and Place of Birth:
22nd April 1707, Sharpham Park, Somerset, England.
Family Background:
By tradition the family could be traced back
to the Habsburgs. Father, Colonel Edward Fielding had served under
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. His mother was the daughter
of a judge and inherited substantial property.
Education:
Eton College.
Chronology/Biography of Henry Fielding:
Written Works:
- 1728:
“Love in Several Masques”.
- 1730:
“The Author's Farce”. “Tom Thumb”.
- 1732:
“The Modern Husband”.
- 1733: “The
Miser, taken from Plautus and Moliere”.
- 1736: “Pasquin”.
- 1741:
“Shamela”.
- 1742: “Joseph
Andrews”.
- 1743:
“Miscellanies”.
- 1749:
“The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling”.
- 1750:
“The Intriguing Chambermaid”.
- 1751:
“Amelia, An Enquiry into the Cause of the Late Increase in Robbers”.
- 1755:
“Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon”.
Marriage:
1. 1734 to Charlotte Craddock (died 1744).
2. 1747 to Mary Daniel, his former wife's maid, which was to prove
very controversial in society.
Places of Interest:
AVON:
Lived in Twerton and stayed wioth his Sister
in Widcombe, Bath
Date and Place of Death:
8th October 1754, Lisbon, Portugal.
Age at Death:
46.
Site of Grave:
English Cemetery, Lisbon, Portugal.
