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Tom Jones: Henry Fielding (Alma Classics Evergreens)
Henry Fielding
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Abandoned as an infant and of unknown parentage, Tom Jones is raised in the household of the irreproachable, altruistic Squire Allworthy. Growing up to be a high-spirited, lusty youth, Tom finds himself vulnerable to temptation in the form of the local wenches, though his heart is ultimately claimed by the beautiful Sophia Western, the daughter of a neighbouring landowner. When Tom's erotic misadventures compel the squire to expel him from his home, and when Sophia flees from her domineering and boisterous father to avoid an undesired union with the odious Master Blifil, a colourful, picaresque journey through eighteenth-century England ensues, ... Read more
Abandoned as an infant and of unknown parentage, Tom Jones is raised in the household of the irreproachable, altruistic Squire Allworthy. Growing up to be a high-spirited, lusty youth, Tom finds himself vulnerable to temptation in the form of the local wenches, though his heart is ultimately claimed by the beautiful Sophia Western, the daughter of a neighbouring landowner. When Tom's erotic misadventures compel the squire to expel him from his home, and when Sophia flees from her domineering and boisterous father to avoid an undesired union with the odious Master Blifil, a colourful, picaresque journey through eighteenth-century England ensues, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Alma Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
912
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847499059
SKU
9781847499059
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Henry Fielding
One of the founders of the English novel, Henry Fielding (1707-54) is remembered today for his bawdy picaresque Tom Jones and other works such as the comic tale Joseph Andrews and his travelogue Journey of a Voyage to Lisbon.
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