The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. It was first p
The fight at the inn at Upton
Caption at bottom: SOPHIA WESTERN: "Adorned with all the charms in which Nature can array her, bedecked with beauty, youth, sprightliness, innocence, modesty and tenderness, breathing sweetness from her rosy lips and darting brightness from her sparkling eyes, the lovely Sophia comes!" This depicts the heroine of the novel, but shows her in the latest fashions of 1800, rather than in the historically accurate hoop skirts of 1749 – it would have been extremely difficult to skip in the clothing styles (and high-heeled shoes) of 1749...
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Henry Fielding was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His famous novels include Shamela, Joseph Andrews, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling and Amelia.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
…The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London and is among the earliest English works to be…
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Henry Fielding, about 1743, etching from Jonathan Wild
A Henry Fielding Memorial at Widcombe Lodge in Bath
Henry Fielding's grave in the cemetery of the Church of England St. George's Church, Lisbon