| Front | Jonathan Wild the Great |
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| Back | A satirical novel Henry Fielding 1743 Fictionalized version of the life of an infamous criminal executed earlier in the century Ironically presented as an example of heroism and greatness The Life and Death of the Late Jonathan Wild, the Great is a satiric novel by Henry Fielding. It was published in 1743 in Fielding's Miscellanies, third volume. It is a satiric account of the life of London underworld boss Jonathan Wild (1682–1725). The book tells the satiric biographical story of an early 18th-century underworld boss, Jonathan Wild, from his birth in 1682 until his execution in 1725. Fielding's biography of Jonathan Wild allows him to satirize various aspects of English society at the time. |
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