Cause of death: Jaundice and Gout
Location: St. George's Churchyard, Lisbon, Portugal
Photo taken by: Tó Lobato
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English novelist. He was born in Somerset and had a younger sister, Sarah Fielding, who also became a novelist. He moved to London and began writing satires for theatre whilst having a career in law.
Buy books by Henry Fielding
English novelist. He was born in Somerset and had a younger sister, Sarah Fielding, who also became a novelist. He moved to London and began writing satires for theatre whilst having a career in law.
His first successful novel was Shamela, a parody of Pamela by Samuel Richardson. His most famous work is Tom Jones which tells the story of how a foundling comes into a fortune. In 1747 Fielding fell foul of public opinion when he married his maid after the death of his first wife, but the success of his literary career continued.
In 1753 he moved abroad with the hope that the weather would improve his health, but he died the following year. He was buried in Lisbon's English Cemetery (Cemitério Inglês), which is now the graveyard of St. George's Church.
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