The History of Jonathan Wild the Great | 
pick(1743) Fielding's fictional biography of the thief and con artist Jonathan Wild is a satire of English political life in general, and of “prime minister” Robert Walpole in particular. The running joke is that Wild (like Walpole) is a “great man”, i.e., driven to (in)famous deeds by ambition and avarice and untroubled by “vulgar” traits like honesty or loyalty. Deeply cynical -- misanthropic, even -- but also funny and uncomfortably relevant.
Ruthiella Sounds very relevant. 1mo
swynn @Ruthiella Yes. Fielding's take on "great" sure puts the G in MAGA. 1mo
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