| Tom Jones Contributor(s): Fielding, Henry (Author), Bowers, Fredson (Editor), Battestin, Martin C. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812966074 ISBN-13: 9780812966077 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: Tom, a foundling, is discovered one evening by the benevolent Squire Allworthy and his sister Bridget and brought up as a son in their household; when his sexual escapades and general misbehavior lead them to banish him, he sets out in search of both his fortune and his true identity. Amorous, high-spirited, and filled with what Fielding called "the glorious lust of doing good," but with a tendency toward dissolution, Tom Jones is one of the first characters in English fiction whose human virtues and vices are realistically depicted. This edition is set from the text of the Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry Fielding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002066027 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 5.3" W x 7.94" (1.58 lbs) 1024 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60668 Reading Level: 13.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 82.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tom, a foundling, is discovered one evening by the benevolent Squire Allworthy and his sister Bridget and brought up as a son in their household; when his sexual escapades and general misbehavior lead them to banish him, he sets out in search of both his fortune and his true identity. Amorous, high-spirited, and filled with what Fielding called the glorious lust of doing good, but with a tendency toward dissolution, Tom Jones is one of the first characters in English fiction whose human virtues and vices are realistically depicted. This edition is set from the text of the Wesleyan Edition of the Works of Henry Fielding." |