{"product_id":"the-history-of-tom-jones-a-foundling-paperback-1","title":"The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Keymer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAlice Wakely\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspiration for the PBS Masterpiece series \u003ci\u003eTom Jones\u003c\/i\u003e starring Hannah Waddingham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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 neighboring squire--though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Includes a chronology, suggestions for further reading, notes, glossary, and an appendix of Fielding's revisions \u003cbr\u003e - Introduction discusses narrative techniques and themes, the context of eighteenth-century fiction and satire, and the historical and political background of the Jacobite revolution \u003cbr\u003e For more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With nearly 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as quality translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e (1707-1754) began his career as a novelist in 1740 with Shamela (written as a negative response to Richardson's Pamela). The following year, he published Joseph Andrews, with which he anticipates his masterpiece, Tom Jones. His final work, The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon, was published posthumously in 1755. Thomas Keymer is Elmore Fellow and Tutor in English at St Anne's College, Oxford. His books include Sterne, the Moderns, and the Novel (2002), and co-edited with John Mee, The Cambridge Companion to English Literature 1740-1830 (2004). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Wakely\u003c\/b\u003e completed a doctoral dissertation on Samuel Richardson at Magdalen College, Oxford, and is currently at the University of York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Thomas Keymer\u003c\/b\u003e is Elmore Fellow and Tutor in English at St Anne's College, Oxford. His books include Richardson's Clarissa and the 18th Century Reader (1992), Sterne, the Moderns, and the Novel (2002), and co-edited with John Mee, The Cambridge Companion to English Literature 1740-1830 (2004). Alice Wakely completed a doctoral dissertation on Samuel Richardson at Magdalen College, Oxford and is currently at the University of York. The editors have previously collaborated on the OUP World's Classics edition of Richardson's Pamela (2001).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.79 x 7.7 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753713893664,"sku":"9780140436228","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aaea57842a35c43b3acf2945fdb7f245.webp?v=1780026098","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-history-of-tom-jones-a-foundling-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}