The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, 'Tom Jones' is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squireathough he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Sophia, meanwhile, is determined to avoid an arranged marriage to Allworthy's scheming nephew and escapes from her rambunctious father to follow Tom to London. But when his amorous escapades earn the disapproval of his benefactor, Tom is banished to make his own fortune. A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighbouring squire though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding