Tom Jones
(Book)
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New York : Modern Library, [1985].
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Modern Library ed.
Physical Desc:
982 pages ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
1360L
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Description
When Squire Allworthy returns from London to discover a sleeping baby of unknown parentage in his bed, Tom Jones makes its rollicking start toward a picaresque journey across eighteenth-century England. Its foundling hero, having grown to young manhood and developed a passion for the girl next-door, finds himself banished from the squire's country estate by the contrivance of a romantic rival. Lusty, good-hearted Tom is thus compelled to seek his fortune far from home and, ultimately, in the company of soldiers, thieves, whores, and other vividly drawn characters. One of the first and most influential novels, Tom Jones was an instant sensation upon its publication in 1749. Henry Fielding's masterpiece of wit, written in a mock-epic style that parallels Tom's adventures with episodes from classical mythology, offers an exuberant panorama of eighteenth-century life. Beloved for its bawdy humor and adroit social commentary, the novel has been adapted many times for stage and screen and ranks among English literature's greatest comedies.
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Old Lyme A Fiction
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0394605195
Lexile measure:
1360
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APA Citation (style guide)
Fielding, H., & Bowers, F. (1985). Tom Jones. 1st Modern Library ed. Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 and Fredson. Bowers. 1985. Tom Jones. Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 and Fredson. Bowers, Tom Jones. Modern Library, 1985.
MLA Citation (style guide)Fielding, Henry, and Fredson Bowers. Tom Jones. 1st Modern Library ed. Modern Library, 1985.
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