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Sarah Fielding (8 November 1710 – 9 April 1768) was an English author and sister of the playwright, novelist and magistrate Henry Fielding. She wrote The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (1749), thought to be the first novel in English aimed expressly at children . [1]
Sarah Fielding (born Nov. 8, 1710, East Stour, Dorset, Eng.—died April 9, 1768, Bath, Somerset) was an English author and translator whose novels were among the earliest in the English language and the first to examine the interior lives of women and children.
Sarah Fielding was a pioneer of the novel form and a champion of female literacy in 18th-century England. She wrote The Governess, the first novel for children, to teach girls how to read and think critically.
The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy (published 1749) by Sarah Fielding is the first full-length novel written for children. As such and in itself it is a significant work of 18th-century children's literature .
Sarah Fielding (1710–1768) was a novelist and sister of Henry Fielding. She wrote The Adventures of David Simple, The Cry, The Governess, and other works, and translated Xenophon's Memorabilia and Apologia.
Sarah Fielding was a British 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). ...more.
Orlando is a digital resource that explores the lives and works of women writers from the medieval period to the present day. Sarah Fielding was a novelist, critic, and translator, and the sister of Henry Fielding. She wrote The Adventures of David Simple, one of the first school stories for girls, and was part of a circle of influential friends and associates.
