History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Henry Fielding's 'History of Tom Jones, a Foundling' is a seminal work of 18th-century English literature that defies traditional genre classifications, combining elements of a picaresque novel, a comedy of manners, and a bildungsroman. The novel follows the adventures of the eponymous Tom Jones as he navigates the social hierarchies and moral dilemmas of Georgian England, with Fielding's sharp wi...