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| The History of Tom Jones
Tom Jones is an orphan discovered on the property of a very kind, wealthy landowner, Squire Allworthy. Tom grows into a vigorous and lusty, yet honest and kind-hearted, youth. He develops affection for his neighbor's daughter, Sophia Western. On one hand,...
More >Tom Jones is an orphan discovered on the property of a very kind, wealthy landowner, Squire Allworthy. Tom grows into a vigorous and lusty, yet honest and kind-hearted, youth. He develops affection for his neighbor's daughter, Sophia Western. On one hand, their love reflects the romantic comedy genre popular in 18th-century Britain. Sophia returns his affection, but Tom's status as a bastard causes problems with her father. Full of sexual promiscuity and other scandalous behavior, Tom Jones is a romance, comedy and social commentary. This novel is divided into eighteen books.
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| File Size | 2.71 MB |
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| Publisher | CONNECT eBooks Classics
Sony CONNECT Inc. |
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| eBook ISBN | 9781434001528 |
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| eBook List Price | $ 1.99 |
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Henry Fielding
Henry Fielding, 1707 - 1754 A succcessful playwright in his twenties, Henry Fielding turned to the study of law and then to journalism, fiction, and a judgeship after his Historical Register, a political satire on the Walpole government, contributed to the censorship of plays t...
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