Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Fielding, Henry 1707 1754 Gualterus, Petrus Drawcansir, Alexander, Sir Keyber, Conny Trottplaid, John Vinegar, Hercules Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman The Works of Henry Fielding, vol. 12 Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Miscellanies, Part 2 The Author's Farce, Acts I. And II. The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life And Death of Tom Thumb The Great Pasquin; A Dramatic Satire On The Times An Essay On Conversation The True Patriot, No. XIII. The Covent-Garden Journal, Nos. X., XXXIII. Familiar Letter Produced by Anurag Garg, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Works of Henry Fielding, vol. 12" by Henry Fielding is a collection of theatrical works and miscellaneous writings created in the early 18th century. This volume contains various pieces, including the farce "The Author's Farce," which humorously critiques the theatrical profession of the time through the interactions of literary figures, and "The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great," which parodies the conventions of tragedy as well as societal and artistic pretensions. The narrative is propelled by characters such as Luckless, a struggling playwright, and his romantic interest, Harriot, as they navigate financial difficulties and a chaotic world of performance. The opening of the collection presents a lively introduction to "The Author's Farce," establishing the setting in Mrs. Moneywood's house, where the protagonist Luckless finds himself in a humorous confrontation with his landlady regarding his inability to pay rent while also revealing his aspirations of writing a successful play. The witty exchanges highlight Luckless’s precarious situation compounded by his financial woes, as well as the comedic dynamics between him and his landlady. As the plot develops, Luckless's interactions with both Mrs. Moneywood and his fellow writers reveal the absurdities of the theatrical world and the hardships faced by artists. This amusing start sets the tone for the ensuing farce and introduces the reader to Fielding’s incisive commentary on societal norms and artistic ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- 18th century PR Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Literature 475617 475499 2024-10-03T10:58:38.600225 2023-10-03T09:43:32.682494 text/html text/html 475610 475492 2024-10-03T10:58:38.955220 2023-10-03T09:43:32.936490 text/html text/html 261470 2024-10-03T10:58:51.017178 application/epub+zip 265657 2024-10-03T10:58:43.044218 application/epub+zip 241923 2024-10-03T10:58:41.478222 application/epub+zip 569323 2024-10-03T10:58:56.720126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497548 2024-10-03T10:58:49.715211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464193 2022-09-03T13:43:48.911803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400409 400342 2024-10-03T10:58:38.075231 2023-10-03T09:43:32.296466 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395433 2020-12-30T01:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151773 2020-12-30T01:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20436 2024-10-03T10:58:56.866120 application/rdf+xml 20515 2024-10-03T10:58:42.035197 image/jpeg 4811 2024-10-03T10:58:41.756224 image/jpeg 255804 2024-10-03T10:58:38.992235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia