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Tom Jones - Couverture souple

Fielding, Henry

 
9789388810975: Tom Jones
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 938881097X ISBN 13 : 9789388810975
Editeur : Fingerprint! Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

It hath been observed, by wise men or women, I forget which, that all persons are doomed to be in love once in their lives. Abandoned on Squire Allworthys bed as an infant, Tom Jones is raised by him. As he grows up inheriting the generosity and virtuousness of the distinguished philanthropist, Tom wins the hearts of many countryside women and has several romantic dalliances. When Tom falls in love with the beautiful Sophia Western, his eighbouring squires daughter, who also loves him deeply, their relationship is opposed as Tom is an illegitimate child. While Sophias marriage is arranged with Bilfil, Allworthys sly nephew, Tom is banished from home. As Sophia runs away to avoid her marriage, will she be able to find Tom? Will the two lovers reunite? One of the most influential comic novels in English literature, Tom Jones is Henry Fieldings greatest work. It became a bestseller soon after its publication, and has continued to remain so more than two and half centuries after its first publication.

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À propos de l'auteur

A founder of the English novel along with Samuel Richardson and the creator of the novel of Realism, Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was one of the greatest novelists of the eighteenth century. His first play, Love in Several Masques, was produced in February 1728. He wrote and produced a number of plays ranging from comedies to dramatic satires. Critiquing the political ideologies and the unfair treatment of writers by theatres and publishing houses, Fieldings plays were influential and critically received. He began writing novels at thirty-three. His greatest novel, Tom Jones, was published in February 1749. It is the first few English novels and is counted among the ten best novels of the world.

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Éditeur
Fingerprint! Publishing
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
938881097X
ISBN 13 
9789388810975
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
816
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