Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich, earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the picaresque novel Tom Jones.Wikipedia
Born: April 22, 1707, Sharpham, United Kingdom
Died: October 8, 1754, Lisbon, Portugal
Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.
What's vice today may be virtue, tomorrow.
Where the law ends tyranny begins.
“No one hath seen beauty in its highest lustre who hath never seen it in distress.”
—from THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING
—from THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING
One of the first and most influential of English novels, Henry Fielding’s TOM JONES—published in 1749—is blessed with a lively and endearing hero at the center of one of the most ingeniously constructed comic plots in fiction.Tom Jones, a foundling brought up in the household of the benevolent Squire Allworthy, falls in love with the beautiful heiress Sophia Western, whose father forbids them to marry on grounds of Tom’s low birth. Tom is a lusty, high-spirited yet good-hearted soul, and after he is banished by his guardian for youthful misbehavior he heads to London to make his own fortune, with the smitten Sophia in pursuit. A series of bawdy escapades and assorted scrapes ensues, including a duel and a stint in prison, before the mystery of Tom’s birth is unraveled. Fielding used all the dramatic skill he had amassed as a successful playwright for the London stage to tell this hugely entertaining story of a flawed but generous hero claiming his true identity and his true love. READ more here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/…/tom-jones-by-henry-fi…/
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