Fielding, Sarah (1710 - 1768)
| Short name | Fielding, Sarah |
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| First name | Sarah |
| Birth name | Fielding |
| Married name | |
| Date of birth | 1710 |
| Date of death | 1768 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | East Stour (Dorset) |
| Place of death | Bath |
| Lived in | East Stour (Dorset) , London , Bath |
| Place of residence notes |
| Mother | |
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| Father | |
| Children | |
| Religion / ideology | Protestant |
| Education | School education |
| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
Fielding, Sarah was ...
| related to | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu |
| sibling | Henry Fielding |
| Profession(s) | |
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| Memberships | Blue Stockings Society |
| Place(s) of Residence | East Stour (Dorset) (1710-1740) , London (1740-None) , Bath |
Author of
| receptions | circulations | |
|---|---|---|
| The adventures of David Simple (1744) | 20 | 1 |
| Familiar letters between the principal characters in David Simple, and some others (1747) | 0 | 0 |
| History of Charlotte Summers, the fortunate parish girl (1749) | 5 | 0 |
|
Remarks on Clarissa, addressed to the author
(1749)
is also a reception: comments on work Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady |
0 | 0 |
| The Governess, or the little female academy (1749) | 2 | 0 |
| The cry: a new dramatic fable (1754) | 0 | 0 |
| The lives of Cleopatra and Octavia (1757) | 0 | 0 |
| The History of the Countess of Dellwyn (1759) | 4 | 0 |
| The History of Ophelia (1760) | 2 | 0 |
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-Circulations of Fielding, Sarah, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
| Title | Date | Type |
Receptions of Fielding, Sarah, the person
For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The female advocate | Mary Scott Taylor | 1774 | - |
| Sarah Fielding | None | is portrait of |
MENTIONED IN:
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992.
Sister of Henry Fielding.
Friend of Samuel Richardson.
Born in Dorset, died in Bath.