fielding's novel of that name
Preserved but no longer current.
It is said that the character is intended for his own wife. The name is also associated with Amelia Sedley, one of the heroines of Vanity Fair. Amen Corner, at the west end of Paternoster Row, London, was where the monks used to finish the Pater Noster as they went in pro- cession to St.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “fielding's novel of that name” mean?
It is said that the character is intended for his own wife. The name is also associated with Amelia Sedley, one of the heroines of Vanity Fair. Amen Corner, at the west end of Paternoster Row, London, was where the monks used to finish the Pater Noster as they went in pro- cession to St.
Is “fielding's novel of that name” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.