Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 40581 Fielding, Henry 1707 1754 Gualterus, Petrus Drawcansir, Alexander, Sir Keyber, Conny Trottplaid, John Vinegar, Hercules History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. 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.) 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 Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 2321880 2321881 2024-10-03T09:51:39.788445 2023-10-03T08:52:46.496467 text/html text/html 2408803 2021-02-26T01:15:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 786088 2021-02-26T01:16:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 904488 2024-10-03T09:52:06.171345 application/epub+zip 946875 2024-10-03T09:51:45.627409 application/epub+zip 938104 2024-10-03T09:51:42.998424 application/epub+zip 1642384 2024-10-03T09:52:23.300217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1481683 2024-10-03T09:52:03.618340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1450031 2022-09-03T12:34:03.098180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2016452 2016213 2024-10-03T09:51:33.391471 2023-10-03T08:52:40.790425 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2033927 2018-03-15T08:50:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 748893 2018-03-16T14:24:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2016182 2016-05-06T11:48:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 747067 2016-05-06T11:48:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2016174 2016-05-06T11:48:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746970 2016-05-06T11:48:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25980 2024-10-03T09:52:23.464196 application/rdf+xml 12546 2024-10-03T09:51:43.642452 image/jpeg 3013 2024-10-03T09:51:43.328413 image/jpeg 855161 2024-10-03T09:51:39.978468 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia