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...

'"Sir, I am concerned at the Trouble I give you; nay indeed my Nakedness may well make me ashamed to look you in the Face ..." Jones offered her his Coat; but, I know not for what Reason, she absolutely refused the most earnest Solicitations to accept it'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 neighbouring squire - ...

Tom Jones is rightly regarded as Fielding's greatest work, and one of the first and most influential of English novels. Attacked at the time as `A motley history of bastardism, fornication, and adultery', it overflows with a marvellous assortment of prudes, whores, libertines, bumpkins, misanthropes, hypocrites, scoundrels, virgins, and all too fallible humanitarians. This carefully modernized edition is based on Fielding's emended fourth edition text and offers the most thorough notes, ma...

Fighting his past to save his future…Assassin Tom Maverick is making friends in low places to ensure those who hurt him and his family are eliminated once for all. But a new enemy has emerged. A mysterious assassin— known only as “Triggerman”—has put Tom and his associate Zarah into his crosshairs. Is this the man behind it all?As Tom realizes that Zarah has become more to him than just an associate, T...

How would you take them down?Devastated after what happened to his family, Tom is out for revenge. But the first step is regaining his freedom from Belmarsh Prison in the UK. However, freedom is not free: He will have to assassinate a devious Russian oligarch in the Netherlands.This oligarch may hold the key to Tom finding out who is the network of assassins targeting him. But if he lets him live, Tom knows the client, a fearsome former KGB directo...

In "Tom Jones" schildert Henry Fielding die abenteuerliche Odyssee seines Protagonisten, eines foundlings namens Tom, durch die gesellschaftlichen und moralischen Strukturen des 18. Jahrhunderts in England. Der Roman kombiniert Elemente der Komödie und Satire, wobei Fielding meisterhaft die menschlichen Schwächen und die Absurditäten seiner Zeit offenbart. Mit einer vielschichtigen Erzählweise, die an die Tradition des Bildungsromans anknüpft, führt er die Leser durch Toms Entwicklung vom ...

Henry Fieldings "Tom Jones" ist ein herausragendes Beispiel für den englischen Roman des 18. Jahrhunderts, der mit seinem scharfsinnigen Witz und seiner dynamischen Erzählweise Leserinnen und Leser in den Bann zieht. Die Geschichte folgt dem Abenteuer des foundling Tom Jones, der in einem englischen Landhaus geboren wird und sich auf eine spannende Reise begibt, um seine wahre Herkunft und die Liebe zu seiner Geliebten Sophie zu entdecken. Fielding verwendet eine Vielzahl von literarischen...

When anger’s unleashed…Tom Maverick thought he had buried the killer inside him. He builds a quiet life, a fragile peace, and a distance between himself and the blood on his hands. But peace is a lie when the past comes knocking with a gun to your head.When a shadowy syndicate threatens the life of his young son, Tom is forced to make a choice he swore he'd never make again: accept another contract. His target? A high-...

Tom Jones erzählt die Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte eines Findlings, den der wohlwollende Squire Allworthy erzieht, und seine von Missverständnissen, Versuchungen und Reisen von Somerset bis London geprägte Werbung um Sophia Western. Fielding entwirft ein "comic epic in prose": ein Gesellschaftspanorama in 18 Büchern mit Kapitelvorspielen, die poetologische Reflexion und ironische Kommentierung bieten. Der eingreifende Erzähler, mock-heroischer Ton, burleske Körperlichkeit und präzise Sitte...

Tom, a foundling, is discovered one evening by the benevolent Squire Allworthy and his sister Bridget and brought up as a son in their household; when his sexual escapades and general misbehavior lead them to banish him, he sets out in search of both his fortune and his true identity. Amorous, high-spirited, and filled with what Fielding called “the glorious lust of doing good,” but with a tendency toward dissolution, Tom Jones is one of the first characters in English fiction whose human ...

From bestselling biographer Sean Smith comes the fascinating and tumultuous true story behind Sir Tom Jones, the nation’s treasure, sage of The Voice and living music legend.Celebrating his 75th birthday this year, Tom Jones’ life has been an unforgettable rollercoaster ride. From starting out in a little Welsh mining town where he married his sweetheart at just 16, who could have known that seven years later he would go on to become a major musical hit that would propel him to Bel...

Our hero Tom, a friendly young rogue with a heart of gold, has fixed his heart on the delicious Sophia, daughter of a wealthy landowner. Losing hope, poor Tom finds solace in the beds of a host of beautiful women, at least one of them old enough to be his mother. He leaves a trail of broken hearts behind him, only to discover… but that would spoil the story − you must listen and see! This great English classic is brought to life by Bill Homewood’s lively reading.