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Henry Fielding was an English writer and magistrate who is best known for his comic novels. He was born in 1707 to a family of noblemen and women. His father died when he was young, and his mother remarried. Fielding was educated at Eton College and the University of Edinburgh. After a brief stint in the army, he began his literary career. His first novel, Joseph Andrews, was published in 1742. This was followed by Tom Jones, which is considered one of the greatest novels in the English language. Fielding continued to write novels, plays, and essays until his death in 1754.
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Henry Fielding was a prolific writer and one of the most important figures in the development of the novel. He was a master of satire and a skilled observer of human nature. His work was hugely influential in the development of the novel as a genre, and his novels are still widely read and admired today.