Henry Fielding: Novelist and Magistrate

by B.M. Jones

Overview

Henry Fielding (1933) examines Fielding’s prodigious activity as dramatist, journalist, novelist and magistrate. Though Fielding lived mainly by his pen, the profession he had chosen for himself, and the one in which he ardently desired to succeed, was that of the law, and this book takes the man as a whole in looking at his writings and his success at law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032977423
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2025
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Fielding’s Early Life and Education  2. Legal Allusions in the Plays  3. Fielding and the Licensing Act, 1737  4. Fielding as a Law Student  5. Fielding at the Bar – Legal Characters and Legal Questions in his Novels  6. Fielding as a Magistrate  7. His ‘Charge to the Grand Jury’  8. The Riots of 1749 – Fielding Acknowledged as Principal Westminster Magistrate  9. The Establishment of the First Detective Force in England  10. His Suggestions as to Legislative Reforms  11. Proposals for Removing the Causes of Crime  12. Defects in the Criminal Law and Suggested Reforms  13. Fielding and Prison Reform  14. His Views on Punishment  15. The Case of Elizabeth Canning  16. Fielding’s Contribution to Legislation and to the Establishment of a Stipendiary Magistracy

Editorial Reviews

‘An able and illuminating discussion of the most controversial topic in contemporary philosophy.’ Adelphi

‘A most attractive book… The freshness of the author’s imagination makes his writing always entertaining.’ Mind

‘Thoroughly recommended to students.’ Times Literary Supplement

‘Packed with thought; it covers an incredible amount of ground; it is a book that will make a difference in philosophy.’ Church Times

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