The History of Tom Jones
About this book
The foundling Tom Jones is found on the property of a benevolent, wealthy landowner. Tom grows up to be a vigorous, kind-hearted young man, whose love of his neighbor's well-born daughter brings class friction to the fore. The presence of prostitution and promiscuity in Tom Jones caused a sensation at the time it was published, as such themes were uncommon. It is divided into 18 shorter books, and is considered one of the first English-language novels.
Subjects
- american fiction (fictional works by one author)
- amours
- aufsatzsammlung
- bildungsromans
- british and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
- chronology
- classic literature
- conduct of life
- courtship
- enfants trouvés
- england -- fiction
- england, fiction
- english fiction
- english literature
- fiction
- fiction, classics
- fiction, coming of age
- fiction, general
- fiction, humorous
- fiction, humorous, black humor
- fiction, humorous, general
- fiction, sagas
- filiation naturelle
- foundlings
- foundlings -- fiction
- foundlings in literature
- history
- humorous stories
- humour
- identité (psychologie)
- identity (psychology)
- identity (psychology) -- fiction
- illegitimacy
- jeunes hommes
- literature
- littérature
- long now manual for civilization
- manners and customs
- modern literature
- mœurs et coutumes
- morale pratique
- novelas inglesas
- picaresque literature
- récits humoristiques
- roman anglais
- romans, nouvelles
- social life and customs
- wit and humor
- young men
- young men -- fiction