Henry Fielding Quotes


LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.


Citations

Fielding, Henry. The Covent-Garden Journal, no. 4, 14 Jan. 1752.

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Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding
  • Born: April 22, 1707
  • Died: October 8, 1754
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Novelist, Dramatist Magistrate

Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his earthy humour and satire. His comic novel Tom Jones is still widely appreciated. He and Samuel Richardson are seen as founders of the traditional English novel. He also holds a place in the history of law enforcement, having used his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first intermittently funded, full-time police force.