Henry Fielding
Novelist

Henry Fielding Net Worth

He also wrote several plays and essays. His salary is unknown. Henry Fielding was a British novelist and playwright born in April 1707. He is best known for his 1749 novel Tom Jones, which is divided into eighteen smaller books and is 346,747 words long. He also wrote the 1732 satirical play The Covent Garden Tragedy and the 1741 novel An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews. His net worth is estimated to be $19 million, though his salary is unknown.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 22, 1707
Birth Place England
Age 312 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $19 Million (2024)

About

A British author and playwright, he is best known for his 1749 novel, Tom Jones, which, at 346,747 words, is divided into eighteen smaller books. His other literary works include the 1732 satirical play, The Covent Garden Tragedy, and the 1741 novel, An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews.

Before Fame

He studied at Eton College. His first literary publication was a poem entitled The Masquerade.

Trivia

He co-founded The Bow Street Runners, the inaugural London police force.

Family Life

With his first wife, Charlotte Craddock, he had five children, all of whom died young. Fielding later married Mary Daniel, his pregnant ex-maid, and had five more children.

Associated With

He and Christopher Smart were both eighteenth-century British authors.

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