The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Author: Henry Fielding

Publisher:

Published: 1820

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13:

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A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squireathough he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, "Tom Jones" is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature.


Tom Jones: Part Four

Tom Jones: Part Four

Author: Lynne Connolly

Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

Published: 2013-10-04

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1781844755

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The Classics Exposed... Part four of The History of Tom Jones. Tom and Sophia arrive in London, but they still have to achieve their happy ending! Part four of Tom Jones, Henry Fielding's saga of a young man's bawdy adventures in Georgian England, with added naughty bits! Tom and Sophia have reached London and the wicked city, with all its temptations, has a lot in store for them before they reach their happy ending! Tom has found himself a wealthy and titled mistress, but he is still striving to achieve the love of his life and clear his name from the calumny heaped on his head by the evil Blifil. However, he has his darkest days to go through before he can expect to achieve any happiness. And he yet might end up on the scaffold instead of in the arms of the woman he loves. Sophia finds herself the centre of attention. A lord wants her hand in marriage, but her father has promised her to Blifil, whom she detests. Even her refined aunt wants her to marry someone who will give her the fortune she deserves, rather than the love she strives for. Tom and Sophia have a way to go, but on the way they meet a dazzling array of characters and experience life in a London teeming with life and fun! .


Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Author: R.N. Arya

Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9788171568284

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This Book, Is An In-Depth Study Of The Novel Tom Jones : A Literary Appreciation Written By Henry Fielding, The Father Of English Novel, In 1749. The Novel Is Written On Such A Vast Scale, With A Large Number Of Characters And Incidents, With Epic And Comic Styles Employed From Time To Time, That It Is Truly Called A Comic Epic In Prose. Its Characters Have Been Drawn From Life, So That The Novel Is A True Representation Of The English Society Of The Mid-Eighteenth Century. Its Plot Construction Has Remained A Model For Later Novelists For About Two Centuries. So, It Is A Must Reading For All Students Of English Literature.However, A College Student Is Always In Great Hurry To Finish His Course. Often He Skips The Study Of This Novel Because Of Its Being Bulky. Moreover, He Needs A Guide To Enable Him To Appreciate Works Of Literature, More So In The Case Of This Great Novel.