Tom Jones - Softcover

Fielding, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451523342 ISBN 13: 9780451523341

Publisher: Signet Classics, 1963

Synopsis

A milestone in the history of the English novel, "Tom Jones" draws readers into a world teeming with memorable characters. This epic of everyday life chronicles the adventures of Tom Jones, who was abandoned as an infant and grows into a lusty, imprudent young man. Promising to mend his ways, Tom competes with his abusive rival for the affections of a wealthy squire's daughter, and learns the truth about his identity, in this discerning comedy of human foibles and self-discovery.

About this title

Review:

Tom Jones isn't a bad guy, but boys just want to have fun. Nearly two and a half centuries after its publication, the adventures of the rambunctious and randy Tom Jones still makes for great reading. I'm not in the habit of using words like bawdy or rollicking, but if you look them up in the dictionary, you should see a picture of this book.

From the Back Cover:

The Modern Library of the World's
Best Books

"Two hundred years have not dimmed Fielding's realism. His humor is closer to our own than that of any writer before the present century."

--Kingsley Amis
Modern Library Companion Volumes Include:
Emma
Ivanhoe
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice

About this edition

• Publisher: Signet Classics
• Publication date: 1963
• ISBN 10: 0451523342
• ISBN 13: 9780451523341
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 864