id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2915 Henry Fielding - Wikipedia .html text/html 3612 395 69 Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his earthy humour and satire. It was published on 17 April 1734, the same day writs were issued for the general election.[10] He dedicated his 1735 play The Universal Gallant to Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, a political follower of Chesterfield.[11] The other prominent opposition newspaper, Common Sense, founded by Chesterfield and Lyttelton, was named after a character in Fielding's Pasquin (1736). Fielding continued to air his political views in satirical articles and newspapers in the late 1730s and early 1740s. "Fielding, Henry (1707–1754), author and magistrate". New Essays by Henry Fielding: His Contributions to the Craftsman, 1734-1739 and Other Early Journalism. Works by or about Henry Fielding at Internet Archive ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2915.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2915.txt