Henry Fielding Quotes


There is nothing so useful to man in general, nor so beneficial to particular societies and individuals, as trade. This is that alma mater, at whose plentiful breast all mankind are nourished.


Citations

Fielding, Henry. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon. A. Millar, 1755.

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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.