Tom Jones

Name: Tom Jones
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Henry Fielding
ISBN: 9780857865373

Author: Henry Fielding

Narrator: Nigel Davenport

Abridged: 2 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: CSA Word

Published: 11/19/1998

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

A joyfully picaresque novel, Tom Jones is satirical and farcical in large doses, as well as confronting serious issues, such as the importance of religion in 18th-century society.Tom is thrown out of his foster father's house for "crimes" that he didn't commit, and proceeds to have numerous bawdy adventures and fights, eventually finding that only his true love can save him from a life that could possibly end at the gallows.

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About Henry Fielding

Henry Fielding (1707-1754) started his career as a playwright until his outspoken satirical plays so annoyed Walpole's Government that a new Licensing Act was introduced to drive him from the stage. He turned to writing various 'comic epics in prose', including Shamela and Tom Jones. A master innovator, he is credited with creating the first modern novels in English. He was also a magistrate and co-founder of the Bow Street Runners, often dubbed as London's first professional police force.

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