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The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great by Henry Fielding
This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph Andrews. It is a satire of Walpole that draws a parallel between Walpole and Jonathan Wild, the infamous gang leader and highwayman. He implicitly compares the Whig party in Parliament with a gang of thieves being run by Walpole, whose constant desire to be a “Great Man” (a common epithet for Walpole) should culminate only in the antithesis of greatness: being hanged.
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Episodes
26 – Book 2, Chapter 12 [Strange & Yet Natural Escape of our Hero] 08.12.2025 7:48
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27 – Book 2, Chapter 13 [Conclusion of the Boat Adventure] 07.12.2025 7:52
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28 – Book 3, Chapter 1 [Pitiful Behaviour of Heartfree] 06.12.2025 8:31
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29 – Book 3, Chapter 2 [A Soliloquy of Heartfree] 05.12.2025 12:18
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30 – Book 3, Chapter 3 [The Road to Greatness] 04.12.2025 8:44
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31 – Book 3, Chapter 4 [A Young Hero ... Makes his First Appearance] 03.12.2025 7:36
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32 – Book 3, Chapter 5 [More and More Greatness] 02.12.2025 13:45
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33 – Book 3, Chapter 6 [Fireblood's Adventure] 01.12.2025 9:38
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34 – Book 3, Chapter 7 [Preliminary to the Marriage between Mr. Jonathan Wild and the chaste Laeticia] 30.11.2025 9:17
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35 – Book 3, Chapter 8 [A Dialogue Matrimonial] 29.11.2025 11:39
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36 – Book 3, Chapter 9 [A Base Design on Our Hero] 28.11.2025 10:06
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37 – Book 3, Chapter 10 [Unprecedented Generosity ... Ungrateful Reception] 27.11.2025 11:18
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38 – Book 3, Chapter 11 [A Scheme So Deeply Laid] 26.11.2025 7:40
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39 – Book 3, Chapter 12 [New Instances of Friendly's Folly] 25.11.2025 8:25
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40 – Book 3, Chapter 13 [Something Concerning Fireblood] 24.11.2025 8:10
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41 – Book 3, Chapter 14 [Our Hero Makes a Speech] 23.11.2025 13:39
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42 – Book 4, Chapter 1 [Sentiment of the Ordinary's] 22.11.2025 13:41
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43 – Book 4, Chapter 2 [Concerning Popular Ingratitude] 21.11.2025 11:00
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44 – Book 4, Chapter 3 [The History of Newgate] 20.11.2025 15:03
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45 – Book 4, Chapter 4 [The Dead-Warrant Arrives for Heartfree] 19.11.2025 7:50
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46 – Book 4, Chapter 5 [Containing Various Matters] 18.11.2025 9:27
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47 – Book 4, Chapter 6 [The Foregoing Happy Incident is Accounted For] 17.11.2025 7:51
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48 – Book 4, Chapter 7 [Mrs. Heartfree Relates Her Adventures] 16.11.2025 16:32
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49 – Book 4, Chapter 8 [Mrs. Heartfree Continues] 15.11.2025 10:38
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50 – Book 4, Chapter 9 [Containing Incidents Very Surprizing] 14.11.2025 17:08
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