Talk:Amelia (novel)

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Date	Process	Result
October 31, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 9, 2008.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the first edition of Henry Fielding's final novel Amelia was published with 5,000 copies while his popular novel Tom Jones had only 3,500 copies for both its first and second edition?

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Wizardman 17:42, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article is good overall, though I did find a couple issues:

"Amelia, published in December 1751 is a sentimental novel by Henry Fielding." The first sentence doesn't feel like a proper first sentence. I'd move the publishing date to a different sentence or put it at the end of this one.
The lead feels a little on the short side given the size of the rest of the article.
"Although most critics agree that Murphy was telling the truth, it is possible that only some of the alterations were completed by Fielding and some of the rest were by Murphy" It reads like some alterations were done by fielding, 'some of the rest' by murphy, and that the rest were by a third person. I'm pretty sure that wasn't your intent, so reword. (or just take out 'some of')
"It is widely believed that Amelia was modelled after Fielding's own wife, Charlotte Craddock," In the previous section it says that she was modelled, rather than believed she was. Which fits?

I'll put this on hold and pass upon completion. Wizardman 17:42, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I made multiple fixes. As to the model, it is probably best to put "probably" or "possibly", because it is something that cannot always be known. Ottava Rima (talk) 18:13, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good now, so I'll pass the article. Wizardman 18:54, 31 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]