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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

by Henry Fielding

Chapters (227)
  1. Dedication 0:00
  2. Book I 9:40
  3. I 9:51
  4. II 15:39
  5. III 20:17
  6. IV 28:49
  7. V 36:01
  8. VI 39:32
  9. VII 49:31
  10. VIII 1:00:42
  11. IX 1:07:02
  12. X 1:12:17
  13. XI 1:21:30
  14. XII 1:32:07
  15. XIII 1:40:04
  16. Book II 1:46:41
  17. I 1:46:56
  18. II 1:51:50
  19. III 1:56:51
  20. IV 2:06:13
  21. V 2:18:03
  22. VI 2:31:14
  23. VII 2:46:46
  24. VIII 2:57:17
  25. IX 3:01:21
  26. Book III 3:12:22
  27. I 3:12:41
  28. II 3:17:01
  29. III 3:30:17
  30. IV 3:36:52
  31. V 3:44:34
  32. VI 3:56:13
  33. VII 4:05:44
  34. VIII 4:10:06
  35. IX 4:15:41
  36. X 4:22:07
  37. Book IV 4:28:31
  38. I 4:28:36
  39. II 4:35:45
  40. III 4:43:46
  41. IV 4:50:28
  42. V 4:58:12
  43. VI 5:12:20
  44. VII 5:23:29
  45. VIII 5:25:58
  46. IX 5:39:32
  47. X 5:47:08
  48. XI 5:58:08
  49. XII 6:09:46
  50. XIII 6:17:37
  51. XIV 6:25:11
  52. Book V 6:39:55
  53. I 6:40:02
  54. II 6:50:11
  55. III 7:02:35
  56. IV 7:09:16
  57. V 7:17:29
  58. VI 7:37:50
  59. VII 7:53:17
  60. VIII 8:06:44
  61. IX 8:19:52
  62. X 8:31:12
  63. XI 8:40:00
  64. XII 8:48:56
  65. Book VI 9:00:34
  66. I 9:00:39
  67. II 9:08:31
  68. III 9:24:06
  69. IV 9:34:56
  70. V 9:39:56
  71. VI 9:52:39
  72. VII 10:00:19
  73. VIII 10:12:17
  74. IX 10:18:03
  75. X 10:29:47
  76. XI 10:41:53
  77. XII 10:47:18
  78. XIII 10:58:06
  79. XIV 11:08:27
  80. Book VII 11:12:52
  81. I 11:12:57
  82. II 11:22:18
  83. III 11:27:14
  84. IV 11:41:23
  85. V 11:47:05
  86. VI 11:54:19
  87. VII 12:08:22
  88. VIII 12:20:29
  89. IX 12:29:46
  90. X 12:40:24
  91. XI 12:53:21
  92. XII 13:03:00
  93. XIII 13:20:35
  94. XIV 13:36:06
  95. XV 13:51:49
  96. Book VIII 14:01:48
  97. I 14:01:53
  98. II 14:20:22
  99. III 14:30:26
  100. IV 14:36:45
  101. V 14:46:41
  102. VI 14:57:42
  103. VII 15:07:54
  104. VIII 15:17:11
  105. IX 15:29:34
  106. X 15:44:23
  107. XI 16:05:06
  108. XII 16:28:28
  109. XIII 16:42:58
  110. XIV 17:00:17
  111. XV 17:16:36
  112. Book IX 17:30:47
  113. I 17:30:52
  114. II 17:43:43
  115. III 17:54:12
  116. IV 18:08:32
  117. V 18:18:48
  118. VI 18:30:36
  119. VII 18:43:12
  120. Book X 18:53:17
  121. I 18:53:24
  122. II 18:59:44
  123. III 19:13:24
  124. IV 19:27:12
  125. V 19:34:38
  126. VI 19:46:54
  127. VII 19:57:04
  128. VIII 20:07:02
  129. IX 20:17:29
  130. Book XI 20:35:11
  131. I 20:35:16
  132. II 20:46:35
  133. III 21:04:44
  134. IV 21:09:57
  135. V 21:24:25
  136. VI 21:36:59
  137. VII 21:45:41
  138. VIII 22:06:01
  139. IX 22:22:00
  140. X 22:33:21
  141. Book XII 22:44:01
  142. I 22:44:07
  143. II 22:50:26
  144. III 22:59:12
  145. IV 23:12:23
  146. V 23:22:12
  147. VI 23:33:03
  148. VII 23:40:36
  149. VIII 23:53:47
  150. IX 24:04:03
  151. X 24:12:30
  152. XI 24:24:16
  153. XII 24:31:22
  154. XIII 24:52:19
  155. XIV 25:04:47
  156. Book XIII 25:13:57
  157. I 25:14:04
  158. II 25:22:28
  159. III 25:35:21
  160. IV 25:42:59
  161. V 25:48:58
  162. VI 26:01:51
  163. VII 26:16:41
  164. VIII 26:30:01
  165. IX 26:42:05
  166. X 26:51:07
  167. XI 26:58:06
  168. XII 27:15:17
  169. Book XIV 27:21:45
  170. I 27:21:51
  171. II 27:31:04
  172. III 27:43:32
  173. IV 27:54:43
  174. V 28:04:44
  175. VI 28:14:46
  176. VII 28:28:34
  177. VIII 28:41:22
  178. IX 28:59:27
  179. X 29:08:04
  180. Book XV 29:11:54
  181. I 29:12:00
  182. II 29:15:18
  183. III 29:27:44
  184. IV 29:37:40
  185. V 29:42:06
  186. VI 29:59:29
  187. VII 30:10:22
  188. VIII 30:28:27
  189. IX 30:34:37
  190. X 30:49:53
  191. XI 31:00:23
  192. XII 31:06:08
  193. Book XVI 31:13:58
  194. I 31:14:04
  195. II 31:18:15
  196. III 31:36:52
  197. IV 31:45:50
  198. V 31:58:31
  199. VI 32:16:21
  200. VII 32:23:47
  201. VIII 32:30:21
  202. IX 32:39:59
  203. X 32:52:11
  204. Book XVII 33:00:06
  205. I 33:00:13
  206. II 33:04:03
  207. III 33:12:56
  208. IV 33:32:36
  209. V 33:45:55
  210. VI 33:54:23
  211. VII 34:03:02
  212. VIII 34:10:23
  213. IX 34:26:08
  214. Book XVIII 34:40:52
  215. I 34:40:58
  216. II 34:44:31
  217. III 34:57:17
  218. IV 35:08:34
  219. V 35:18:07
  220. VI 35:32:18
  221. VII 35:41:23
  222. VIII 35:54:30
  223. IX 36:16:35
  224. X 36:35:21
  225. XI 36:50:55
  226. XII 37:07:33
  227. Chapter the Last 37:25:40
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A baby is deposited in the bed of Squire Allworthy, a wealthy widower in Georgian England. The baby is given the name of Tom Jones and given to Allworthy’s live-in sister to raise. She soon marries and has her own son, and the two boys are raised together, with the usual household rivalries and jealousies. As Tom reaches his late teenage years, he discovers the several young ladies that surround, but especially the one that lives next door. Circumstances eventually lead to Tom being thrown out of Allworthy’s house, and the bulk of the novel is about the resulting adventures and pursuit of his beloved Sophia.

Tom Jones is many things: a coming-of-age story, a romance, a picaresque, but it is first and foremost a comedy. It is also one of the earliest English novels, and was hugely popular when it was released, going through four printings in its first year. Fielding used the first chapter of each of its eighteen “books” to weigh in on a wide-range of topics, from critics to religion, and his narrator is as important a character in the novel as Tom himself. Highly regarded and highly popular, it is still in print over three-and-a-half centuries after its initial success.

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