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The history of Tom Jones a foundling

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.

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  • "Tom Jones"@en
  • "Tom Jones"

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  • "The romantic adventures of a reckless yet personable young man are chronicled in what is considered to be the forerunner of the modern novel."
  • "Een weesjongen in het 18e eeuwse Londen blijkt een rijke erfgenaam te zijn."
  • "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."@en
  • "The Voice of the Year competition introduced and sponsored by Naxos AudioBooks and The Times Books Pages, edited by Erica Wagner, took place in Spring 2004. First prize was to read a classic for Naxos Audiobooks. The winner was Maurice West, a fifty-five-year-old English Teacher from Croydon. He made a selection from the 1749 work The History of Tom Jones, the tale of a young English foundling who pursues the heart of Sophia, much to the chagrin of her family. Here, Naxos presents the reading."@en
  • "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."
  • "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."@en
  • "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 ..."@en

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  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
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  • "Bildungsromans"
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  • "Humorous fiction"
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  • "Picaresque literature"
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  • "The History of Tom Jones, a foundling"
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