Author: Henry FieldingPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
The history of the life of the late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
Author: Henry FieldingThe Life of Mr Jonathan Wild the Great
Author: Henry FieldingThe History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild, the Great
Author: Henry FieldingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
Author: Henry FieldingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
Author: Henry FieldingPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This famous work tells the satiric biographical story of an early 18th-century underworld boss, Jonathan Wild. He used to capture criminals to get a reward, but he made a profit from operating an underground network of offenders who paid him to avoid being sentenced. In addition, it features a romantic story related to Wild. Fielding satirized various aspects of English society during his time through this book.
The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
Author: Henry FieldingThe Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great. A Journey from this World to the Next. By Henry Fielding, Esq
Author: Henry FieldingWorks: The history of the life of the late Mr. Jonathan Wild, the great
Author: Henry FieldingThe Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great. A Journey from this World to the Next
Author: Henry FieldingJonathan Wild
Author: Henry FieldingPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192804082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
'he carried Good-nature to that wonderful and uncommon Height, that he never did a single Injury to Man or Woman, by which he himself did not expect to reap some Advantage' The real-life Jonathan Wild, gangland godfather and self-styled 'Thieftaker General', controlled much of the London underworld until he was executed for his crimes in 1725. Even during his lifetime his achievements attracted attention; after his death balladeers sang of his exploits, and satirists made connectionsbetween his success and the triumph of corruption in high places. Henry Fielding built on these narratives to produce one of the greatest sustained satires in the English language. Published in 1743, at a time when the modern novel had yet to establish itself as a fixed literary form, Jonathan Wild is at the same time a brilliant black comedy, an incisive political satire, and a profoundly serious exploration of human 'greatness' and 'goodness'.