Tom Jones
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Table of contents
- Book I - Containing as much of the Birth of the Foundling as necessary or proper to acquaint the Reader with in the Beginning of this History7
- Book II - Containing Scenes of Matrimonial Felicity in different Degrees of Life and various other Transactions during the first two Years after the Marriage between Captain Blifil and Miss Bridget Allworth21
- Book III - Containing the most Memorable Transactions which passed in the Family of Mr. Allworthy, from the Time when Tommy Jones arrived at the age of Fourteen till He sttained the Age of Nineteen. In this Book the Reader may pick up some Hints concerning the Education of Children33
- Book IV - Containing the Time of a Year44
- Book V - Containing a Portion of Time Longer Than Half a Year63
- Book VI - Containing about Three Weeks83
- Book VII - Containing Three Days99
- Book VIII - Containing about Two Days121
- Book IX - Containing About Twelve Hours149
- Book X - In which the History goes Forward about Twelve Hours161
- Book XI - Containing about Three Days175
- Book XII - Containing the Same Individual Time with the Former193
- Book XIII - Containing the Space of Twelve Days214
- Book XIV - Containing Two Days232
- Book XV - In which the History Advances about Two Days245
- Book XVI - Containing the Space of Five Days262
- Book XVII - Containing Three Days277
- Book XVIII - Containing about Six Days291
When Squire Allworthy returns from London to discover a sleeping baby of unknown parentage in his bed, Tom Jones makes its rollicking start toward a picaresque journey across eighteenth-century England. Its foundling hero, having grown to young manhood and developed a passion for the girl next door, finds himself banished from the squire's country estate by the contrivance of a romantic rival. Lusty, good-hearted Tom is thus compelled to seek his fortune far from home and, ultimately, in the company of soldiers, thieves, whores, and other vividly drawn characters. One of the first and most influential novels, Tom Jones was an instant sensation upon its publication in 1749. Henry Fielding's masterpiece of wit, written in a mock-epic style that parallels Tom's adventures with episodes from classical mythology, offers an exuberant panorama of eighteenth-century life. Beloved for its bawdy humor and adroit social commentary, the novel has been adapted many times for stage and screen and ranks among English literature's greatest comedies.