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(0)Henry Fielding
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Series
Great books of the Western world volume 37
Everyman's library volume no. 28
Modern Library college editions volume T15
Everyman's library volume no. 28
Modern Library college editions volume T15
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 13.8 - AR Pts: 82
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fielding's classic novel chronicles the adventures of Tom Jones, who was abandoned as an infant and grows into a lusty, imprudent young man. Promising to mend his ways, Tom competes with an abusive rival for the affections of a wealthy squire's daughter, and eventually learns the truth about his identity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grolier, Inc
Pub. Date
date of publication not identified.
Language
English
Description
Joseph Andrews, or The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams, was the first published full-length novel of the English author and magistrate Henry Fielding, and indeed among the first novels in the English language. Published in 1742 and defined by Fielding as a 'comic epic poem in prose', it is the story of a good-natured footman's adventures on the road home from London with his friend and mentor, the absent-minded...
19) Tom Jones
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Abandoned as a baby, rescued and adopted by a country gentleman, Tom Jones grows up kind, handsome, free-spirited, and very popular with the ladies. But he cannot escape his lowly birth. When he falls in love with the bright, beautiful heiress Sophia Western, and she falls in love with him, their families unite against the match. They both end up in London, facing the wiles and whims of Sophia's aunt, the beguiling but dangerous Lady Bellaston, who...
20) Tom Jones
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Follows the rollicking adventures of Tom Jones as he romps across 18th century England, from bedrooms to rural inns to London's dangerous streets. Cast out from his home and forbidden his true love, Tom must overcome the charms of an older seductress and the sinister plot of a nefarious rival to win his lover's heart.
