Fiévée, Joseph, 1767-1839

French novelist, playwright, and journalist who was imprisoned during the French Revolution. His La Dot de Suzette, ou Histoire de Mme. de Senneterre was published in 1798, followed by Frédéric (1799) and Le divorce, le faux révolutionnaire, et l'héroïsme des femmes (1802). and

Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754

Though a productive playwright and author of political and social improvement tracts, Fielding is best remembered for his novels, including The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews (1742), The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great (1743), The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749), which constitutes one of the most important early landmarks in the development of the British novel, Amelia (1751), and An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews (1741), a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela.

Ferrers, George, 1500?-1579

English courtier, Member of Parliament, poet, dramatist, editor, and translator, best known for his contributions to A Mirror for Magistrates. Ferrers was mistakenly assigned the first name "Edward" in the praise of George Puttenham in The Arte of English Poesie. In 1524, Ferrers was arrested for outstanding debt on his way to Parliament, leading to the "Ferrers Case" of 1543. The case involved the notion of parliamentary privilege, and the decision established members' immunity from civil arrest while Parliament was in session.