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    The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - Book 1 (Unabridged)
    The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - Book 1 (Unabridged)
    The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - Book 1 (Unabridged)
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    The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - Book 1 (Unabridged)

    Written by Henry Fielding

    Narrated by Sam Kusi

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    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. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, Tom Jones is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature.
    BOOK 1: An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a public ordinary, at which all persons are welcome for their money. In the former case, it is well known that the entertainer provides what fare he pleases; and though this should be very indifferent, and utterly disagreeable to the taste of his company, they must not find any fault; nay, on the contrary, good breeding forces them outwardly to approve and to commend whatever is set before them.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookstream Audiobooks
    Release dateAug 1, 2022
    ISBN9783991401179
    The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - Book 1 (Unabridged)
    Author

    Henry Fielding

    Henry Fielding war ein englischer Romanautor, Satiriker und Jurist in der Zeit der Aufklärung. Er wurde am 22. April 1707 in Sharpham Park bei Glastonbury, Somerset geboren und verstarb am 8. Oktober 1754 in Lissabon.

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