Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (died 1754)

Henry Fielding

English writer and judge (1707–1754)

Henry Fielding was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His 1749 comic novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling was a seminal work in the genre. Along with Samuel Richardson, Fielding is seen as the founder of the traditional…