The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great by Henry Fielding
"The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great" by Henry Fielding is a satirical novel published in 1743. It tells the story of Jonathan Wild, a notorious London underworld boss who worked as a thief-taker while secretly managing a criminal network. Fielding uses Wild's life to satirize English society and political corruption, particularly targeting Prime Minister Robert Walpole. The novel blends criminal biography with romance and social
commentary in a darkly ironic portrait of "greatness." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 |
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| Title | The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Death_of_Jonathan_Wild,_the_Great |
| Credits | Produced by Nicole Apostola, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Biographical fiction |
| Subject | London (England) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Criminals -- Fiction |
| Subject | Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Organized crime -- England -- London -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5256 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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