The history of Tom Jones, a foundling.
By: Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1964
Place of publication: [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 721
Subjects: Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction; Foundlings -- Fiction; Young men -- Fiction; England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: Tom Jones
Description: A foundling of mysterious parentage, Tom Jones is brought up by the benevolent and wealthy Squire Allworthy as his own son. Tom falls in love with the beautiful and unattainable Sophia Western, a neighbor's daughter, whose marriage has already been arranged. When Tom's sexual misadventures around the countryside get him banished, he sets out to make his fortune and find his true identity. Against the vivid background of eighteenth-century London, Tom encounters passion, corruption, danger, and intrigue before finally claiming his fortune, legitimacy, and true love.