Jonathan Wild

Name: Jonathan Wild
Author: Henry Fielding

by Henry Fielding

Short satirical novel depicting the life and execution of a criminal gang leader

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Henry Fielding

Fielding was Richardson's great rival and the founding father of the comic novel in English. His ebullient narrator, sprawling plots, and celebration of good-natured humanity set the terms for the novel of manners and character.

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