num_pages: 982
description: Tom, a foundling, is discovered one evening by the benevolent Squire Allworthy and his sister Bridget and brought up as a son in their household; when his sexual escapades and general misbehavior lead them to banish him, he sets out in search of both his fortune and his true identity. Amorous, high-spirited, and filled with what Fielding called “the glorious lust of doing good,” but with a tendency toward dissolution, Tom Jones is one of the first characters in English fiction whose human virtues and vices are realistically depicted. This edition is set from the text of the Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry Fielding.
language: English
title: Tom Jones
titlecomplete: Tom Jones (Modern Library Classics)
characters: Narrator, Lord Fellamar, Mr. Allworthy, Partridge, Mr. Dowling, Lady Bellaston, Squire Western, Nancy Miller, Molly Seagrim, Master Blifil, Sophia Western, Harriet Fitzpatrick, Bridget Allworthy, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Black George, Mrs. Miller, Thwackum, Tom Jones, Square, Jenny Jones
genres: Historical Fiction, Novels, 18th Century, Literature, English Literature, Classics, British Literature, Romance, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 33103
places: England, London, England, Somerset, England
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Mikael Agricola -palkinto
publisher: Modern Library