Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an illustrious English novelist and dramatist, noted particularly for his picaresque novel Tom Jones (1749) and for Joseph Andrews (1742), which starts as a parody of Richardson’s Pamela. He is also noted as an enlightened magistrate and a founder of Bow Street runners. So far many books have been written on Henry Fielding and many researches have been carried out on his works at different universities. This book is an attempt in direction of portraying him analytically from different angles. Besides his biographical sketch, his literary achievements, a critique of his works is presented, which is penned competently by many different scholars of repute. Definitely, this will serve as an ideal reference-cum-help book to students and teachers of English literature.
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