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The History of Tom Jones

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English
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Social Life And Customs
Young Men
Foundlings
Fiction
Published 1890 Dodo Press 8 views
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9780486831749
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Henry Fielding

An English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. Portraits suggest a rather large proboscis.

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AN author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money...

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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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