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    Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers
    Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers
    Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers
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    Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers

    Written by Henry Fielding

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    Early eighteenth century England saw the criminal element bargaining with magistrates and lawyers to be released or receive lenient sentences. Neither party could be trusted and the situation grew worse. Enter famed author Henry Fielding, who had a strong social conscience and served as a magistrate. In addition to this treatise, he began a register of convicted criminals, and recruited six full-time, paid constables - known colloquially as "The Bow Street Runners" and hailed as the forerunners of the modern police force. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Enquiry Into The Causes Of The Late Increase Of Robbers
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    Henry Fielding

    Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was an English novelist, dramatist, and prominent magistrate. He was born into noble lineage, yet was cut off from his allowance as a young man and subsequently began a career writing plays. He wrote over 25 dramatic works, primarily satires addressing political injustice. When Fielding's career as a playwright ended with new censorship laws, he turned to writing fiction. His work as a novelist is considered to have ushered in a new genre of literature. Among his best known masterpieces are The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild (1743) and The History of Tom Jones (1749).

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