Description: ABOUT THE BOOK:The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. It is a Bildungsroman and a picaresque novel. It was first published on 28 February 1749 in London and is among the earliest English works to be classified as a novel. It is the earliest novel mentioned by W. Somerset Maugham in his 1948 book Great Novelists and Their Novels among the ten best novels of the world. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English writer and magistrate known for the use of humour and satire in his works.[1] His 1749 comic novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling was a seminal work in the genre. Along with Samuel Richardson, Fielding is seen as the founder of the traditional English novel. He also played an important role in the history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom, using his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first professional police force. Please see photos for condition. If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to send me a message! Thanks!
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Great Britain
Signed: No
Publisher: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1952
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Vintage
Author: Henry Fielding
Region: Europe
Personalized: No
Topic: Action, Adventure
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
