Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the popular novel Tom Jones. He was sincerely designed to promote the cause of virtue, and to expose some of the most glaring evils, as well public as private, which then infested the country. Amelia is a domestic novel taking place largely in London and describes the hardships suffered by a a young couple newly married. It is widely believed that Amelia was modelled after Fielding"s own wife, Charlotte Craddock, and that the novel contains autobiographical elements.