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History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

by Henry Fielding (1707–1754)

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  • Reading level: 10th to 12th grade

"History of Tom Jones, a Foundling" by Henry Fielding is a comic novel published in 1749. This picaresque tale follows Tom, an abandoned baby raised by the wealthy Squire Allworthy, as he grows into a spirited youth who falls in love with his neighbor's daughter, Sophia Western. When jealous schemes and his status as a foundling threaten their romance, Tom is banished and embarks on adventurous travels across Britain. Mysteries of birth, cases of mistaken identity, and unexpected revelations converge in this intricately plotted story of love and fortune.

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  • Humorous stories
  • England
  • Bildungsromans
  • Young men
  • Foundlings
  • Identity (Psychology)

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Chapter v — Containing matter accommodated to every taste

Chapter ii — The heroe of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so LOW a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster.

Chapter vi — An apology for the insensibility of Mr Jones to all the charms of the lovely Sophia; in which possibly we may, in a considerable degree, lower his character in the estimation of those men of wit and gallantry who approve the heroes in most of our modern comedies.

Chapter xiii — A dreadful accident which befel Sophia. The gallant behaviour of Jones, and the more dreadful consequence of that behaviour to the young lady; with a short digression in favour of the female sex.

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  1. Chapter v — Containing matter accommodated to every taste
  2. Chapter xii — Containing love-letters, &c
  3. Chapter ii — Containing the arrival of an Irish gentleman, with very: extraordinary adventures which ensued at the inn
  4. Chapter iv — The history of Mrs Fitzpatrick
  5. Chapter xii — Approaching still nearer to the end
  6. Book I
  7. Chapter i
  8. Chapter ii
  9. Chapter iii
  10. Chapter iv
  11. Chapter v
  12. Chapter vi
  13. Chapter vii
  14. Chapter viii
  15. Chapter ix
  16. Chapter x
  17. Chapter xi
  18. Chapter xii
  19. Chapter xiii
  20. Book II
  21. Chapter i
  22. Chapter ii
  23. Chapter iii
  24. Chapter iv
  25. Chapter v
  26. Chapter vi
  27. Chapter vii
  28. Chapter viii
  29. Chapter ix
  30. Book III
  31. Book III
  32. Chapter i
  33. Chapter ii
  34. Chapter iii
  35. Chapter iv
  36. Chapter v
  37. Chapter vi
  38. Chapter vii
  39. Chapter viii
  40. Chapter ix
  41. Chapter x
  42. Book IV
  43. Chapter i
  44. Chapter ii
  45. Chapter iii
  46. Chapter iv
  47. Chapter v
  48. Chapter vi
  49. Chapter vii
  50. Chapter viii
  51. Chapter ix
  52. Chapter x
  53. Chapter xi
  54. Chapter xii
  55. Chapter xiii
  56. Chapter xiv
  57. Book V: Containing a Portion of Time Somewhat Longer Than Half a Year
  58. Chapter i
  59. Chapter ii
  60. Chapter iii
  61. Chapter iv
  62. Chapter v
  63. Chapter vi
  64. Chapter vii
  65. Chapter viii
  66. Chapter ix
  67. Chapter x
  68. Chapter xi
  69. Chapter xii
  70. Book VI
  71. Chapter i
  72. Chapter ii
  73. Chapter iii
  74. Chapter iv
  75. Chapter v
  76. Chapter vi
  77. Chapter vii
  78. Chapter viii
  79. Chapter ix
  80. Chapter x
  81. Chapter xi
  82. Chapter xii
  83. Chapter xiii
  84. Chapter xiv
  85. Book VII
  86. Chapter i
  87. Chapter ii
  88. Chapter iii
  89. Chapter iv
  90. Chapter v
  91. Chapter vi
  92. Chapter vii
  93. Chapter viii
  94. Chapter ix
  95. Chapter x
  96. Chapter xi
  97. Chapter xii
  98. Chapter xiii
  99. Chapter xiv
  100. Chapter xv
  101. Book VIII
  102. Chapter i
  103. Chapter ii
  104. Chapter iii
  105. Chapter iv
  106. Chapter v
  107. Chapter vi
  108. Chapter vii
  109. Chapter viii
  110. Chapter ix
  111. Chapter x
  112. Chapter xi
  113. Chapter xii
  114. Chapter xiii
  115. Chapter xiv
  116. Chapter xv
  117. Book IX
  118. Chapter i
  119. Chapter ii
  120. Chapter iii
  121. Chapter iv
  122. Chapter v
  123. Chapter vi
  124. Chapter vii
  125. Book X
  126. Chapter i
  127. Chapter ii
  128. Chapter iii
  129. Chapter iv
  130. Chapter v
  131. Chapter vi
  132. Chapter vii
  133. Chapter viii
  134. Chapter ix
  135. Book XI
  136. Chapter i
  137. Chapter ii
  138. Chapter iii
  139. Chapter iv
  140. Chapter v
  141. Chapter vi
  142. Chapter vii
  143. Chapter viii
  144. Chapter ix
  145. Chapter x
  146. Book XII
  147. Chapter i
  148. Chapter ii
  149. Chapter iii
  150. Chapter iv
  151. Chapter v
  152. Chapter vi
  153. Chapter vii
  154. Chapter viii
  155. Chapter ix
  156. Chapter x
  157. Chapter xi
  158. Chapter xii
  159. Chapter xiii
  160. Chapter xiv
  161. Book XIII
  162. Chapter i
  163. Chapter ii
  164. Chapter iii
  165. Chapter iv
  166. Chapter v
  167. Chapter vi
  168. Chapter vii
  169. Chapter viii
  170. Chapter ix
  171. Chapter x
  172. Chapter xi
  173. Chapter xii
  174. Book XIV
  175. Chapter i
  176. Chapter ii
  177. Chapter iii
  178. Chapter iv
  179. Chapter v
  180. Chapter vi
  181. Chapter vii
  182. Chapter viii
  183. Chapter ix
  184. Chapter x
  185. Book XV
  186. Chapter i
  187. Chapter ii
  188. Chapter iii
  189. Chapter iv
  190. Chapter v
  191. Chapter vi
  192. Chapter vii
  193. Chapter viii
  194. Letter I
  195. Letter III
  196. Chapter x
  197. Chapter xi
  198. Chapter xii
  199. Book XVI
  200. Chapter i
  201. Chapter ii
  202. Chapter iii
  203. Chapter iv
  204. Chapter v
  205. Chapter vi
  206. Chapter vii
  207. Chapter viii
  208. Chapter ix
  209. Chapter x
  210. Book XVII
  211. Chapter i
  212. Chapter ii
  213. Chapter iii
  214. Chapter iv
  215. Chapter v
  216. Chapter vi
  217. Chapter vii
  218. Chapter viii
  219. Chapter ix
  220. Book XVIII
  221. Chapter i
  222. Chapter ii
  223. Chapter iii
  224. Chapter iv
  225. Chapter v
  226. Chapter vi
  227. Chapter vii
  228. Chapter viii
  229. Chapter ix
  230. Chapter x
  231. Chapter xi
  232. Chapter xii

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This free edition of History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #6593, released 2004-09-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Novels, Classics of Literature, British Literature.

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