The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great by Henry Fielding
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"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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| Author | Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-05256-4 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1003 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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