Talk:Henry Fielding

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I removed the Law enforcement tag because this article appears to have nothing to do with law enforcement. EMT1871 09:32, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

You're right, the article has little to do with law enforcement, but it should have more. Besides being a novelist, Fielding was a magistrate who started the Bow Street Runners, typically considered the first stab at modern policing and the precursor to the London Metropolitan Police. His book on Jonathan Wild is also important in police history because it was a powerful critique of thief-takers that still echoes today in framing the issue of police corruption. He wrote various treatise on policing, but the Wild book became very popular and helped shape the thinking that policing is something best done by a public body, preparing the way for Robert Peel. In comparison, Americans did adopt and adapt the London city police model, but the private detective industry, a la Pinkertons, performed a lot of what we now consider police work well into the 20th century. Oh yeah, and his brother, John Fielding, picked up where Henry left off and developed the police model further, with innovations like mounted police. I'll try and add some of this into the article when I get a chance. Cheers, Bobanny 10:10, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bow Street Runners

H.Fielding is covered in every class I've ever taken regarding the history of law enforcement and policing. The Bow Street Runners is a very significant group; Fielding is likewise noted for forming the BSR, and this article is severely lacking without mentioning such. I'll try to get some references and author a section soon. /Blaxthos 13:39, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Literary Style

I have inserted a section on Fielding's literary style which I feel needs to be included in this article on such a prominent author in British Literature.Ivankinsman 07:21, 19 June 2007 (UTC)