Why did Henry Fielding, a novelist of the early 18th century, claim that he was founder of a new province of writing where he could make his own laws? Explain.


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(i) Readership for printed books grew and earnings of authors increased.

(ii) This freed them from financial dependence on the patronage of aristocrats and gave them independence to experiment with different literacy styles.

(iii) The novels allowed flexibility in the form of writing. Hence, Henry Fielding remarked so.