Henry Fielding

LMWM acted as patron to a number of writers (all male so far as is known), most notably Richard Savage and Henry Fielding , but also Edward Young and Samuel Boyse . Books to which...

Before she did so in public, LMWM replied in private to Pope's attacks, in responses to and imitations of his Dunciad: mock-epic fantasies in which Pope and his confederates appear somewhat awkwardly as allies...

The Critical belatedly noted: She is now no longer in partnership, but sets up for herself. It approved the novel's morally didactic tone, its style, characters, and narrative, but warned that it...

The novel opens self-consciously, desiring the reader not to be a severe critic and explaining that the characters first introduced, William Hoskins and his wife Jenny, are worthy, honest people without pedigree or honours.

Each volume has an introductory chapter, addressing the reader in the manner of, and with some images borrowed from, Henry Fielding or Laurence Sterne (the latter, indeed, is mentioned by name). MM hopes her reader...

She points out that for all Brunton's highly moralistic intentions, the reason that her Laura needs self-control is that her feelings are passionate, and also that Laura is attracted to heroes created by women...

Francis, The Philanthropist is included among Chawton House Library 's Novels On-line at http://www.chawtonhouse.org/?page_id=55488. The author (not AMM ) says she intends, even though she admires Richardson , to emulate Henry Fielding and Smollett ...

AMM 's opening address To the Readers of Modern Romance says that ancient romance was put paid to by the new source of amusement . . . struck out by Henry Fielding and Richardson (to...

The first volume has a frontispiece (two women meeting a man in armour) and the title-page quotes some lines about the insecurity of a throne won through ambition. These are ascribed to Fielding 's Merope...

She heads her novel with a prefatory letter to the Rev. William Johnstone , who, she says, has asked why she chooses to write fiction and not moral essays. She answers that novels offer opportunities...

Her first chapter explicitly addresses critics, and the authorial voice is often in dialogue with imagined readers—who are given a kind of life as typical young eligibles: the lovely Florinda and her favoured swain.AL

The Critical Review praised AL 's ability to invent and entertain, but objected to the detailed depiction of villainy (inviting imitation) and the authorial remarks in the manner of Fielding , without his genius...

CL 's The Female Quixote was crucially reviewed by Henry Fielding in his Covent Garden Journal.

She met Sarah Fielding at Richardson's house, and became friendly also with Henry Fielding , Saunders Welch (the philanthropist, who later offered her employment), and Lord Orrery . She was presumably the Mrs Lenox with...

The novel's opening is an early example of a technique which was to remain popular with authors for generations: About the middle of July 17 — . . . , where the precise day and...