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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907. Excerpt: ... THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF HENRY FIELDING, ESQ. IN former days the following brief biographic notices would perhaps have been termed an Apology; for my object is to vindicate the character of Henry Fielding, who in my opinion has met with rather hard measure from friends as well as from foes. I even take under my patronage his two principal heroes, and hope to be able to show that they, too, have met with treatment which they did not altogether deserve. I have been led to it by a perusal of Mr. Lawrence's late work on this subject, which not a little disappointed me, as I believe it did almost every one else. This is much to be regretted, as Mr. Lawrence has shown extreme and most laudable diligence in the collection of materials, but unfortunately the artistic skill to combine and put them to advantage was wanting; for Mr. Lawrence does not possess the biographic talent--a talent which lies between those of the historian and the novelist, and seems in its perfection to be as rare as either of them. Accordingly he fails to make the due use of his materials; he does not always see what was, as it were, before his eyes, he fails to draw inferences, or draws erroneous ones. Add to this a habit of relating circumstances, occasionally of importance, without referring to any authority. My object, then, is to do what he has left undone; from his materials and references to make correct statements, and deduce just, or at least probable, conclusions, and if possible to represent Henry Fielding as he really was. I have given these remarks somewhat of the biographic form to keep up a certain degree of interest, and I will quote at length the statements of others, and then examine them critically. As Fielding was of a noble family, it seems necessary to say a few words...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217249833
- ISBN 13 9780217249836
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages34
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