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The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
Book • 1749
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is a picaresque and Bildungsroman novel that follows Tom Jones, a young man of mysterious parentage, as he experiences various adventures and misadventures across England.
The novel explores themes of virtue, hypocrisy, and the complexities of human nature, set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
It is considered one of the earliest English novels and remains highly influential in the literary canon.
The novel explores themes of virtue, hypocrisy, and the complexities of human nature, set against the backdrop of the Jacobite rising of 1745.
It is considered one of the earliest English novels and remains highly influential in the literary canon.
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as one of the most influential early English novels.


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Fielding's Tom Jones
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as one of the first long-form books written in England.


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