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The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling
1998
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London and is among the earliest English works to be classified as a novel. [1]
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. A ribald and rowdy romp through the mansions and taverns of Georgian England. Henry Fielding's fallen hero bed-hops his way out of a good home and almost into a hangman's noose, via a series of misadventures and misunderstandings.
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- 1998-04-05
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- 314
Sep 1, 2004 · About this eBook. Author. Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. Title. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Credits. Text file produced by Carlo Traverso, Charles Franks, and the Online. Distributed Proofreading Team. This file has been cross-checked with.
- Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754
- History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- English
Sep 27, 2005 · A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire—though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls.
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- Henry Fielding
A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, Tom Jones is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature.
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- Paperback
First published in 1749, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is considered one of the best and most influential early novels in English literature. Henry Fielding was a respected dramatist, essayist, and satirist, and as a public official, he helped to establish London’s first professional police force.
The History of Tom Jones – A Foundling is a five-part TV series produced by the BBC in 1997. It features Max Beesley in the title role, alongside Brian Blessed and Samantha Morton. It is based on the 1749 picaresque novel of the same name by Henry Fielding.
