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An edition of The History of Tom Jones (1749)

Tom Jones (Oxford World's Classics)

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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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English
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960

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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

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Henry Fielding (1707-1754), Henry (1707-1754) Fielding, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones (Fictitious character)

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England, London (England)

Times

18th century

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Tom Jones
2018, Digireads.com Publishing
paperback in English
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Tom Jones (Oxford World's Classics)
July 31, 1998, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
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The History of Tom Jones
1993, Wordsworth Classics
Paperback in English - reprint
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Tom Jones
1985, Modern Library
in English - 1st Modern Library ed.
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Tom Jones: an authoritative text, contemporary reactions, criticism
1973, Norton
in English - [1st ed.].
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The history of Tom Jones
1968, Penguin
in English
Cover of: The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
1955, Collins
in English
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The history of Tom Jones: a foundling
1955, Encyclopaedia Britannica
in English
Cover of: The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
1952, Encyclopaedia Britannica
in English
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The history of Tom Jones: a foundling
1950, Modern Library
in English
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The history of Tom Jones: a foundling ...
1917, P.F. Collier & Son
in English

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"AN author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money."

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OL7384096M
ISBN 10
0192834975
ISBN 13
9780192834973
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42285
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OL45623W

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