Two hundred years have not dimmed Fieldings realism. His humor is closer to our own than that of any other writer before the present century."-Kingsley Amis
"An exquisite picture of human manners."-Edward Gibbon
"The plotting is complex, astonishing and perfect. It brims with good nature and generosity of spirit....its full of jokes, suspense, cliffhangers, narrative reversals and pathos."-Jonathan Cole
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is Henry Fieldings greatest work and one of literatures earliest examples of a fully realized protagonist, with both virtues and vices on abundant display. The picaresque story of the orphan Tom, his exile, then subsequent adventures and loves is bristling with the spirit of mid-18th century Britain yet remains a deeply ambitious novel.The frank portrayal of human nature and innovative narrative structure of this classic continues to entice readers hundreds of years after its publication.
When Mr. Allworthy, a kind country squire, returns from London he finds a baby boy in one of the beds of his estate. Through his inquiry, he
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