The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling is an 18th century novel by Henry Fielding divided into 18 books. It follows the story of Tom Jones, who was left by his mother at Squire Allworthy's home. His rival is Master Blifil, the son of Bridget Allworthy. Tom falls in love with Sophia Western, but their romance is opposed by her father Squire Western and others. The story chronicles their adventures and misfortunes as they struggle to be together against the obstacles around them.
2. Writer : Henry Fielding
Gener :Bildungrsroman,
Picaresque, comic
Novel.
Divided into 18
smaller books.
3. Charecters 🎭
♣Tom Jones : Protagonist of the Novel.
♣Sophia Western :Heroine of the novel,
daughter of Squire Western.
♣Master Blifil : Antagonist of the novel, son
of captain Blifil and Bridget Allworthy.
Squire Allworthy: Tom's guardian. Wealthy
Squire of an estate in Somerset.
4. Squire Western : Father of Sophia.
Miss Bridget Allworthy :sister of Mr. Allworthy.
Lady Bellaston : Tom's lover who encouraged
Lord Fellamar to rape Sophia.
Mrs. Honour : Sophia's maid who helped her to
escape.
Captain Blifil : Father of Master Blifil and
Husband of Bridget Allworthy.
Dr. Blifil : Brother of Captain Blifil.
5. Lord Fellamar : A peer and socialite, he tried to
rape Sophia.
Fitzpatrick : An Irishman who abuses his wife
Harriet.
Hariet Fitzpatrick :Fitzpatrick’s wife, cousine of
Sophia.
Jenny Jones : servent of Partridge accused to
be the mother of Tom Jones.
Mrs. Miller : Mother of Betty and Nancy Miller.
6. Nancy Miller :(later Nightingle) a good
natured girl who is imposed on by Mr.
Nightingle and is ruined by him.
Mr. Nightingle : imposer of Nancy Miller.
Partridge : Teacher of Jenny Jones.
Black George :Allworthy and Westerners
game keeper, a poor man and the object of
Tom's charity.
7. Molly :Black George's second daughter and
lover of Tom. She had a Basterd son,
possibly by Tom.
Mr. Thomas Square :partial teacher of Blifil
and Tom.
Miss western : Unmarried sister of Square
Western who wrongly believes herself “to
know the world “.
8. Story of Tom Jones :
Book - 1: Introduction of all charecters
Mr. Allworthy, Tom, Blifil…
Book - 2 : Affair of Jenny and Partridge,
marrige of Blifil and and Miss Allworthy
and birth of Master Blifil.
Book - 3.Tom and Blifil as Adults.
Book - 4. Love of Sophia and Tom.
9. Book - 5: Tom's Confusion, illness of
Allworthy.
Book - 6: Banishment of Tom and
Revelation of Tom and Sophia's love.
Book - 7: Tom's arrival at Bristol and
Sophia's escape from Somerset.
Book - 8: Tom's journey from Bristol to
Gloucester, meeting with Partridge.
10. Book - 9: Rescue of Jenny Jones at Upton.
Book - 10: Arrival of Fitzpatrick and Sophia
at Upton.
Book - 11: Sophia's journey to London with
Hariet and Mrs. Honour.
Book - 12: Tom's Journey to London.
Book - 13: Lady Bellaston and Sophia.
11. Book - 14,15,16,17,18: Chasing of Sophia
by his father with Fitzpatrick, Tom's
imprisonement, Arrival of Allworthy and
Marrige of Sophia and Tom.
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