The history of Tom Jones

a foundling

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Henry Fielding: The history of Tom Jones (1948, Literary Guild of America)

374 pages

English language

Published 1948 by Literary Guild of America.

OCLC Number:
1919006

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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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