Tom Jones (Vol 1 & 2) (Everyman's Library - 355 / 356) ~ Henry Fielding

Tom Jones (Vol 1 & 2) (Everyman's Library - 355 / 356) ~ Henry Fielding

2 Small hard covers
Good condition

A rollicking picaresque journey through 18th-century England, Tom Jones follows the adventures of a foundling raised by the benevolent Squire Allworthy. As Tom navigates love, scandal, and mistaken identity, Fielding satirizes class hypocrisy and moral pretension with wit and warmth. The novels sprawling plot and vivid characters make it a landmark of English comic fiction and a precursor to the modern novel.

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