Now, in reality, the world have paid too great a compliment to critics, and have imagined them to be men of much greater profundity than they really are.

About Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His famous novels include Shamela (1741), Joseph Andrews (1742), The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749) and Amelia (1751). Along with Samuel Richardson,...

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