Author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She was the author of The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (1749), which was the first novel in English written especially for children (children's literature), and had earlier achieved success with her novel The Adventures of David Simple (1744).
Author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding. She was the author of The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (1749), which was the first novel in English written especially for children (children's literature), and had earlier achieved success with her novel The Adventures of David Simple (1744).
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Esteemed and loved, near this place lies Mrs. Sarah Fielding. She died April 9, 1768, aged 60. How worthy of a nobler monument! But her name will be written in the Book of Life.
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Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
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England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812
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