Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 41845 Fielding, Henry 1707 1754 Gualterus, Petrus Drawcansir, Alexander, Sir Keyber, Conny Trottplaid, John Vinegar, Hercules History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Tom_Jones,_a_Foundling Text file produced by Carlo Traverso, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file has been cross-checked with two other different editions available on-line HTML file produced by David Widger "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling" by Henry Fielding is a novel written in the early 18th century. The narrative revolves around the life of Tom Jones, a foundling raised by the benevolent Squire Allworthy, exploring themes of morality, love, and social class. The story is rich in characters and details, illustrating the intricacies of human nature and society’s response to vice and virtue. At the start of the novel, Fielding introduces Squire Allworthy as a compassionate and virtuous landowner who returns home from London to discover an infant boy, Tom, wrapped in linens in his bed. This event sets the stage for Tom's upbringing, as Allworthy decides to raise him as his own, despite the stigma attached to his illegitimate birth. The narrative also includes a humorous and philosophical commentary on human nature, inviting the reader to reflect on the follies and virtues of society through the interactions of characters like Allworthy, his sister Bridget, and the housekeeper Deborah. As Allworthy navigates the challenges of incorporating Tom into his life, the novel presents an exploration of how society views morality, innocence, and the social implications of being a "bastard" in a judgmental world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Humorous stories England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Foundlings -- Fiction Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Harvard Classics Movie Books Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 2321983 2025-08-03T08:17:22.366787 text/html 2408803 2021-02-26T01:15:57 text/html 904541 2025-08-03T08:17:45.808635 application/epub+zip 946815 2025-08-03T08:17:27.590725 application/epub+zip 938044 2025-08-03T08:17:25.254757 application/epub+zip 1641895 2025-08-03T08:18:01.273599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1481683 2025-08-03T08:17:43.666658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1450031 2022-09-03T12:34:03.098180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2034104 2025-08-03T08:17:17.036879 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2033927 2018-03-15T08:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2016182 2016-05-06T11:48:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2016174 2016-05-06T11:48:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24960 2025-08-03T08:18:01.443553 application/rdf+xml 12546 2025-08-03T08:17:25.816751 image/jpeg 3013 2025-08-03T08:17:25.536747 image/jpeg 748893 2018-03-16T14:24:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 747067 2016-05-06T11:48:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 786088 2021-02-26T01:16:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 746970 2016-05-06T11:48:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 855201 2025-08-03T08:17:22.532748 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia