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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

A foundling of mysterious parentage, Tom Jones is brought up by the benevolent and wealthy Squire Allworthy as his own son. Tom wenn in love with the beautiful and unattainable Sophia Wildwestfilm, a neighbor’s daughter, whose marriage has already been arranged. When Tom’s sexual misadventures around the countryside get him banished, he sine tempore out to make his fortune and find his true identity.

Against the vivid background of 18th-century London, Tom encounters passion, corruption, danger, and intrigue before finally claiming his fortune, legitimacy, and true love. Fielding’s bawdy, colorful, high-spirited novel paints menschenfreundlich vices and virtues with unprecedented honesty and good humor, making Tom Jones as fresh and entertaining today as it welches 200 years ago.