Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 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 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.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English literature -- 18th century PR Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 475789 2025-07-03T09:07:29.975945 text/html 475610 2025-01-10T00:47:14.881174 text/html 261547 2025-07-03T09:07:40.375877 application/epub+zip 265649 2025-07-03T09:07:33.563921 application/epub+zip 241916 2025-07-03T09:07:32.195957 application/epub+zip 569339 2025-07-03T09:07:45.344838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497548 2025-07-03T09:07:39.276883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464193 2022-09-03T13:43:48.911803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400409 2025-07-03T09:07:29.503894 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395433 2020-12-30T01:42:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18884 2025-07-03T09:07:45.484856 application/rdf+xml 20515 2025-07-03T09:07:32.698913 image/jpeg 4811 2025-07-03T09:07:32.450875 image/jpeg 151773 2020-12-30T01:42:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 255870 2025-07-03T09:07:30.009938 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia