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Inspiration for the PBS Masterpiece series Tom Jones starring Hannah Waddingham

Tom Jones by Henry Fielding is a rollicking and humorous novel that follows the adventures of the charming and roguish Tom Jones. Immerse yourself in this classic tale of love, lust, and mistaken identity set against the backdrop of 18th-century England.

Tom Jones (1749) is rightly regarded as Fielding's greatest work, and one of the first and most influential of English novels. At the center of one of the most ingenious plots in English fiction stands a hero whose actions were, in 1749, as shocking as they are funny today. This... Read Full Overview

The novel is fully annotated for undergraduate readers and is accompanied by a Textual Appendix and a map depicting Tom's route to London.

As in the previous edition, "Contemporary Reactions" by such noteworthy commentators as Samuel Richardson, Samuel Johnson, and the... Read Full Overview

Do you know what to do if a tired and thirsty bumble bee landed at your feet?

Grandma does!

Find out how Grandma nursed a tired and thirsty bumble bee back to life with just sugar water and love in this wonderfully illustrated children's bedtime story book... Read Full Overview

Widely considered to be one of the first English novels, Fielding's "Tom Jones," written in 1749, revolves around the life and experiences of an orphaned baby who grows up to be a kind-hearted, if overly vigorous, young man. Tom is brought up by the generous Mr. Allworthy... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright... Read Full Overview

The best edition available, with a critical introduction, chronology and bibliography.

The Wesleyan edition of Tom Jones is widely acknowledged as the best available, and this new paperback reproduces the handsomely composed text and notes of that edition. A... Read Full Overview

A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire -- though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls... Read Full Overview

A novel in which a wealthy widower's humdrum existence is shattered when he discovers a baby boy abandoned in his bed, whom he adopts and names Tom Jones, a decision he may later come to regret.