THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING [Four Volumes]
by Fielding, Henry
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- Hardcover
- first
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
CONTENTS: Vol. I. [Books 1 - 5] (xx, 304 pages) (Thin cracks along hinges. Text block has substantial foxing and age-toning and small notes in pencil on the back free end paper and page 304.) -- Vol. II. [Books 6 - 9] (viii, 330 pages) -- Vol. III. Books [10 - 13] (x, 288 pages) -- Vol. IV. [Books 14 - 18] (xii, 347 pages) (Chipping at head of spine however binding remains firm and intact, thin cracks along hinges). CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. 1346021. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire—though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, Tom Jones is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature. Includes a chronology, suggestions for further reading, notes, glossary, and an appendix of Fielding's revisions Introduction discusses narrative tecniques and themes, the context of eighteenth-century fiction and satire, and the historical and political background of the Jacobite revolution
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1346021
- Title
- THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING [Four Volumes]
- Author
- Fielding, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Publisher
- A. Millar
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1749
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British Literature
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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