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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling By Henry Fielding

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

By Henry Fielding

  • Release Date: 2009-01-01
  • Genre: Classics
  • $5.99

Description

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.