The History of Tom Jones
by Henry Fielding
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Lusty tale set in 18th century England. Tom Jones is an orphan raised by the village squire who grows up to be a handsome young man with a way with women. He loves the daughter of a neighboring landowner, and falls into many adventures in pursuit of her, including duels, bedroom romps and prison!
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Fiction, Foundlings, Young men, Identity (Psychology), Social life and customs, Foundlings in literature, NOVELAS INGLESAS, Aufsatzsammlung, Chronology, History, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), England, fiction, Fiction, humorous, Manners and customs, Picaresque literature, Classic Literature, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, humorous, general, Fiction, coming of age, English literature, Humorous stories, England -- Fiction, Bildungsromans, Young men -- Fiction, Foundlings -- Fiction, Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction, Fiction, humorous, black humor, Fiction, sagas, Fiction, classics, Fiction, general, Romans, nouvelles, Mœurs et coutumes, English fiction, Roman anglais, Enfants trouvés, Récits humoristiques, Identité (Psychologie), Jeunes hommes, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Modern Literature, Literature, Littérature, Wit and humor, Conduct of life, Illegitimacy, Courtship, Humour, Morale pratique, Filiation naturelle, Amours, Humor, Identity, Tom JonesPeople
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The History of Tom Jones
1993, Wordsworth Classics
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Tom Jones: an authoritative text, contemporary reactions, criticism
1973, Norton
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The foundling Tom Jones is found on the property of a benevolent, wealthy landowner. Tom grows up to be a vigorous, kind-hearted young man, whose love of his neighbor's well-born daughter brings class friction to the fore. The presence of prostitution and promiscuity in Tom Jones caused a sensation at the time it was published, as such themes were uncommon. It is divided into 18 shorter books, and is considered one of the first English-language novels.
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