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The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (Penguin Classics)
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Author: Henry Fielding
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The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (Penguin Classics) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.5
EAN: 9780140436228
ISBN: 0140436227
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 1024
Publication Date: 2005-09-27
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.5
EAN: 9780140436228
ISBN: 0140436227
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 1024
Publication Date: 2005-09-27
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Studio: Penguin Classics
Editorial Review of The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (Penguin Classics)
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 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.
Customer Reviews of The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling (Penguin Classics)
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Review Summary: One for the Ages ...
Review: Oh, dear David, dear Czarina. The Patriarch was indulging in a rather jolly few lines of literary (if not Eighteenth Century) irony, with a witty dash of pop culture thrown in, and I'm afraid that you both sound rather pompous and, well, a bit snotty, in your responses. If Fielding suggests anything to the unhappy human race, it's the value of a sense of humor. And he certainly would enjoy a little joke at the expense of his novel. Laurence Sterne would have approved, too. It's a wonderful book. And it made a hugely entertaining film, although that has not quite stood the test of time as the novel, indeed, has. Here's a thing that occurs to me; we read this back in the late 1960s at my (public, State-funded) High School in England. Sad to say, I doubt young people enjoy such an introduction to the classic novels these days; back then it was expected that we would read, discuss and write essays on the likes of "Tom Jones" and "The Waste Land" and "Pride and Prejudice" and "Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man", just four of the titles that were required texts for our ordinary, small-town, not-particularly-remarkable High School English class. And amazingly, ENJOY reading them. Oh, bring back those days, somebody, please ... but minus the racism, homophobia and sexism. Oh wait ... we still have those, don't we? I wonder what Fielding has to say about that ... let's see ...
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: There is only one Tom Jones
Review: and he was a foundling. This is the most wonderful novel in English, in my humble opinion. It is a totally delightful romp through 18th Cetury England and a true classic of literature. The other Tom Jones, the Welsh one, does not hold a candle to our dear Tom who adored the charming Sophia and goes on a journey of self discovery.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Greatest comic novel ever written
Review: I wouldn't bother writing a review of this novel, since it stands alone as the greatest comic novel ever written, and certainly doesn't need my help. But I can't help responding to the review of the Patriarch. Puck: "Lord, what fools these mortals be." Looking at the sophistication of this reviewer, I assume that he will make the mistake of thinking Puck must be a spectator at a hockey game. Get this book. Read it again and again. Just about everything you need to know about human nature is in this book, and indeed, the author makes the statement in the opening that indeed, his subject is "human nature."
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Review Summary: Please ignore the other reviewer
Review: This is a classic piece of literature and very entertaining. I was very surprised to find that it had a one star score on Amazon until I read the only review for it, which accused Fielding of writing this as a fake history of the singer Tom Jones. To anyone in doubt, this book was first published on February 28, 1749. Yes, 1749. Tom Jones the singer was born in 1940. So...
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Review Summary: It's not unusual...to be disappointed with this book
Review: Hey everyone, this is going to be a sad review. Because I've been having an off day today. To cheer myself up I went to the local library. Well, they had nothing. Just the kind of books you find at yard sales. But I spot what appears to be a diamond in the rough. The history of Tom Jones. Now your's truly has been a fan of Tom Jones from the very begin. And since it's been awhile, I thought I'd read this book to see just what Tom Jones life was like. Now after reading this book for some time I realize this book is not about Tom Jones at all! It's just some author's brilliant scheme to make people buy his book. Imagine if I wrote a book and called it, "Paul McCartney, a biography or the Life and Times of John Lennon when the books had nothing to do with either of these people. That's pretty much what we have here. What's next Mr. Henry Fielding, if that is even your real name, The History of Wayne Newton? Anyway, thank God we have Amazon so people could expose these confidence artists for they really are.
Review Summary: One for the Ages ...
Review: Oh, dear David, dear Czarina. The Patriarch was indulging in a rather jolly few lines of literary (if not Eighteenth Century) irony, with a witty dash of pop culture thrown in, and I'm afraid that you both sound rather pompous and, well, a bit snotty, in your responses. If Fielding suggests anything to the unhappy human race, it's the value of a sense of humor. And he certainly would enjoy a little joke at the expense of his novel. Laurence Sterne would have approved, too. It's a wonderful book. And it made a hugely entertaining film, although that has not quite stood the test of time as the novel, indeed, has. Here's a thing that occurs to me; we read this back in the late 1960s at my (public, State-funded) High School in England. Sad to say, I doubt young people enjoy such an introduction to the classic novels these days; back then it was expected that we would read, discuss and write essays on the likes of "Tom Jones" and "The Waste Land" and "Pride and Prejudice" and "Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man", just four of the titles that were required texts for our ordinary, small-town, not-particularly-remarkable High School English class. And amazingly, ENJOY reading them. Oh, bring back those days, somebody, please ... but minus the racism, homophobia and sexism. Oh wait ... we still have those, don't we? I wonder what Fielding has to say about that ... let's see ...
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: There is only one Tom Jones
Review: and he was a foundling. This is the most wonderful novel in English, in my humble opinion. It is a totally delightful romp through 18th Cetury England and a true classic of literature. The other Tom Jones, the Welsh one, does not hold a candle to our dear Tom who adored the charming Sophia and goes on a journey of self discovery.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Greatest comic novel ever written
Review: I wouldn't bother writing a review of this novel, since it stands alone as the greatest comic novel ever written, and certainly doesn't need my help. But I can't help responding to the review of the Patriarch. Puck: "Lord, what fools these mortals be." Looking at the sophistication of this reviewer, I assume that he will make the mistake of thinking Puck must be a spectator at a hockey game. Get this book. Read it again and again. Just about everything you need to know about human nature is in this book, and indeed, the author makes the statement in the opening that indeed, his subject is "human nature."
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Please ignore the other reviewer
Review: This is a classic piece of literature and very entertaining. I was very surprised to find that it had a one star score on Amazon until I read the only review for it, which accused Fielding of writing this as a fake history of the singer Tom Jones. To anyone in doubt, this book was first published on February 28, 1749. Yes, 1749. Tom Jones the singer was born in 1940. So...
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: It's not unusual...to be disappointed with this book
Review: Hey everyone, this is going to be a sad review. Because I've been having an off day today. To cheer myself up I went to the local library. Well, they had nothing. Just the kind of books you find at yard sales. But I spot what appears to be a diamond in the rough. The history of Tom Jones. Now your's truly has been a fan of Tom Jones from the very begin. And since it's been awhile, I thought I'd read this book to see just what Tom Jones life was like. Now after reading this book for some time I realize this book is not about Tom Jones at all! It's just some author's brilliant scheme to make people buy his book. Imagine if I wrote a book and called it, "Paul McCartney, a biography or the Life and Times of John Lennon when the books had nothing to do with either of these people. That's pretty much what we have here. What's next Mr. Henry Fielding, if that is even your real name, The History of Wayne Newton? Anyway, thank God we have Amazon so people could expose these confidence artists for they really are.