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Published 1932 by J. M. Dent & sons, ltd., E. P. Dutton & co..
The history of Tom Jones
a foundling Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Fiction. [no. 355-356]
Henry Fielding: The history of Tom Jones (1932, J. M. Dent & sons, ltd., E. P. Dutton & co.)
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- 184779244
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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.