The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

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The Floating Press, Jan 1, 2009 - Fiction - 1679 pages
The foundling Tom Jones is found on the property of a benevolent, wealthy landowner. Tom grows up to be a vigorous, kind-hearted young man, whose love of his neighbor's well-born daughter brings class friction to the fore. The presence of prostitution and promiscuity in Tom Jones caused a sensation at the time it was published, as such themes were uncommon. It is divided into 18 shorter books, and is considered one of the first English-language novels.
 

Contents

Chapter IV
822
Chapter V
830
Chapter VI
838
Chapter VII
847
BOOK X
855
Chapter I
856
Chapter II
861
Chapter III
871

Chapter VIII
62
Chapter IX
67
Chapter X
71
Chapter XI
78
Chapter XII
86
Chapter XIII
92
BOOK II
97
Chapter I
98
Chapter II
102
Chapter III
106
Chapter IV
114
Chapter V
123
Chapter VI
133
Chapter VII
144
Chapter VIII
152
Chapter IX
156
BOOK III
165
Chapter I
166
Chapter II
170
Chapter III
180
Chapter IV
185
Chapter V
191
Chapter VI
200
Chapter VII
207
Chapter VIII
211
Chapter IX
216
Chapter X
221
BOOK IV
226
Chapter I
227
Chapter II
233
Chapter III
239
Chapter IV
245
Chapter V
251
Chapter VI
261
Chapter VII
270
Chapter VIII
273
Chapter IX
283
Chapter X
289
Chapter XI
297
Chapter XII
306
Chapter XIII
312
Chapter XIV
318
BOOK V
328
Chapter I
329
Chapter II
337
Chapter III
346
Chapter IV
351
Chapter V
357
Chapter VI
371
Chapter VII
381
Chapter VIII
391
Chapter IX
400
Chapter X
408
Chapter XI
415
Chapter XII
421
BOOK VI
429
Chapter I
430
Chapter II
436
Chapter III
446
Chapter IV
454
Chapter V
458
Chapter VI
466
Chapter VII
471
Chapter VIII
479
Chapter IX
483
Chapter X
492
Chapter XI
500
Chapter XII
504
Chapter XIII
512
Chapter XIV
519
BOOK VII
522
Chapter I
523
Chapter II
530
Chapter III
534
Chapter IV
544
Chapter V
548
Chapter VI
554
Chapter VII
564
Chapter VIII
572
Chapter IX
578
Chapter X
586
Chapter XI
595
Chapter XII
603
Chapter XIII
616
Chapter XIV
627
Chapter XV
638
BOOK VIII
645
Chapter I
646
Chapter II
659
Chapter III
665
Chapter IV
670
Chapter V
677
Chapter VI
685
Chapter VII
692
Chapter VIII
699
Chapter IX
708
Chapter X
718
Chapter XI
732
Chapter XII
748
Chapter XIII
758
Chapter XIV
770
Chapter XV
784
BOOK IX
794
Chapter I
795
Chapter II
804
Chapter III
812
Chapter IV
881
Chapter V
887
Chapter VI
895
Chapter VII
903
Chapter VIII
911
Chapter IX
919
BOOK XI
932
Chapter I
933
Chapter II
941
Chapter III
954
Chapter IV
958
Chapter V
968
Chapter VI
977
Chapter VII
984
Chapter VIII
997
Chapter IX
1008
Chapter X
1016
BOOK XII
1024
Chapter I
1025
Chapter II
1030
Chapter III
1037
Chapter IV
1046
Chapter V
1053
Chapter VI
1061
Chapter VII
1067
Chapter VIII
1077
Chapter IX
1084
Chapter X
1090
Chapter XI
1099
Chapter XII
1104
Chapter XIII
1119
Chapter XIV
1128
BOOK XIII
1135
Chapter I
1136
Chapter II
1142
Chapter III
1152
Chapter IV
1158
Chapter V
1163
Chapter VI
1173
Chapter VII
1184
Chapter VIII
1194
Chapter IX
1202
Chapter X
1209
Chapter XI
1215
Chapter XII
1226
BOOK XIV
1232
Chapter I
1233
Chapter II
1240
Chapter III
1249
Chapter IV
1257
Chapter V
1264
Chapter VI
1271
Chapter VII
1280
Chapter VIII
1289
Chapter IX
1301
Chapter X
1307
BOOK XV
1311
Chapter I
1312
Chapter II
1315
Chapter III
1323
Chapter IV
1331
Chapter V
1335
Chapter VI
1347
Chapter VII
1355
Chapter VIII
1367
Chapter IX
1372
Chapter X
1383
Chapter XI
1391
Chapter XII
1396
BOOK XVI
1402
Chapter I
1403
Chapter II
1407
Chapter III
1420
Chapter IV
1427
Chapter V
1436
Chapter VI
1448
Chapter VII
1454
Chapter VIII
1459
Chapter IX
1466
Chapter X
1475
BOOK XVII
1482
Chapter I
1483
Chapter II
1486
Chapter III
1492
Chapter IV
1505
Chapter V
1513
Chapter VI
1519
Chapter VII
1526
Chapter VIII
1531
Chapter IX
1542
BOOK XVIII
1552
Chapter I
1553
Chapter II
1556
Chapter III
1565
Chapter IV
1573
Chapter V
1580
Chapter VI
1590
Chapter VII
1597
Chapter VIII
1605
Chapter IX
1619
Chapter X
1631
Chapter XI
1641
Chapter XII
1653
Chapter the Last
1664
Endnotes
1675
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