A Journey from this World to the Next is Henry Fielding's unfinished satirical novel chronicling a soul's voyage through the metaphysical realms. Narrated by a spirit awaiting rebirth, the story follows his death and passage through the "kingdom of darkness" toward Elysium—an imagined republic rather than a conventional paradise. Along the way, Fielding skewers human vanity, corruption, and folly as the narrator encounters historical figures and infernal bureaucracy. Blending fantasy, travel satire, and philosophical comedy in the tradition of Lucian and Swift, the work explores mortality, justice, and the absurdity of ambition, promising further journeys the author never completed.
