The History of Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
Penguin Books · 1969
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
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.
- ISBN
- 9780140430097
- LC class
- PR3450
1 copy · reference, in-library use
PR345019A-2