An edition of The History of Tom Jones (1749)

The history of Tom Jones, a foundling

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An edition of The History of Tom Jones (1749)

The history of Tom Jones, a foundling

1st American ed.

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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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Wesleyan University Press
Language
English
Pages
1080

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Subjects

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, Classic Literature, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, humorous, general, Fiction, coming of age, English literature, Humorous stories, England -- Fiction, Bildungsromans, Young men -- Fiction, Foundlings -- Fiction, Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction, Fiction, humorous, black humor, Fiction, sagas, Fiction, classics, Fiction, general, Romans, nouvelles, Mœurs et coutumes, English fiction, Roman anglais, Enfants trouvés, Récits humoristiques, Identité (Psychologie), Jeunes hommes

People

Henry Fielding (1707-1754), Henry (1707-1754) Fielding, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones (Fictitious character)

Places

England, London (England)

Times

18th century

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Tom Jones
2018, Digireads.com Publishing
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The History of Tom Jones
1993, Wordsworth Classics
Paperback in English - reprint
Cover of: Tom Jones. Die Geschichte eines Findlings.
Tom Jones. Die Geschichte eines Findlings.
1975, Artemis & Winkler
Hardcover in German
Cover of: The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
1975, Wesleyan University Press
in English - 1st American ed.
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Tom Jones: an authoritative text, contemporary reactions, criticism
1973, Norton
in English - [1st ed.].
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The history of Tom Jones
1968, Penguin
in English
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The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
1955, Collins
in English
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The history of Tom Jones: a foundling
1955, Encyclopaedia Britannica
in English
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The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
1952, Encyclopaedia Britannica
in English
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The history of Tom Jones: a foundling
1950, Modern Library
in English
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The history of Tom Jones: a foundling ...
1917, P.F. Collier & Son
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
[Middletown, Conn.]
Series
The Wesleyan edition of the works of Henry Fielding
Genre
Fiction.
Other Titles
Tom Jones.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.5
Library of Congress
PZ3.F46 H70, PR3454.H5 H70, PR3454 H70

The Physical Object

Pagination
2 v. (lxxxiv, 1080 p., [4] leaves of plates) :
Number of pages
1080

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5421538M
ISBN 10
0819540684
LCCN
73015009
OCLC/WorldCat
1298862
Library Thing
42285
Goodreads
2892732

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