Henry Fielding was an English novelist and playwright who lived during the 18th century. He is considered one of the pioneers of the modern novel and is best known for his satirical and comedic works. Fielding’s writing style was characterized by his use of irony, wit, and social commentary. He heavily influenced the genre of the novel with his innovative narrative techniques and realistic character portrayals.
Some of his notable works include “Tom Jones,” a humorous and adventurous novel that explores themes of love, class, and morality, and “Joseph Andrews,” a satirical novel that parodies the conventions of the sentimental novel. Fielding’s works continue to be celebrated for their wit, social criticism, and enduring storytelling.
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1880s: The Complete Works of Henry Fielding, in 3 volumes, with Thomas Roscoe and George Cruikshank
$450.00This three-volume set of “The Complete Works of Henry Fielding” includes all of the author’s novels, plays, and miscellaneous writings, as well as a memoir of the author by Thomas Roscoe. The set is illustrated with twenty etchings of steel by George Cruikshank and was published by Bell and Daldy in London in the midto late 1800s. The volumes are bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the spine and gilt lettering on paper inserts (missing from volume III). The set is in very good condition, with marbled endpapers and some foxing on the endpapers. The edges are gilt on top, with deckles fore edges and untrimmed bottom edges. There is some rubbing and wear around the edges of the cover boards and spine folds, but no writing or other markings in the book.