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Henry Fielding, author of the bawdy romp Tom Jones, had a job as a showman at the original May Fair in Shepherd Market. Later he became chief magistrate of London and founded the capital’s first police force, the Bow Street Runners.
Henry Fielding, author of the bawdy romp Tom Jones, had a job as a showman at the original May Fair in Shepherd Market. Later he became chief magistrate of London and founded the capital’s first police force, the Bow Street Runners.