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History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Henry Fielding

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Length
349,695 words · 1000 pages in print
Structure
226 chapters · 1 front-matter section
Language
English
Era
Enlightenment

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Contents

  1. Note
  2. Chapter ix — Containing matters which will surprize the reader
  3. Book II — Containing Scenes of Matrimonial Felicity in Different Degrees of Life; And Various Other Transactions During the First Two Years After the Marriage Between Captain Blifil and Miss Bridget Allworthy
  4. Chapter i — Containing little or nothing
  5. Chapter iv
  6. Book IV — Containing the Time of a Year
  7. Chapter i — Containing five pages of paper
  8. Chapter v — Containing matter accommodated to every taste
  9. Chapter vii — Being the shortest chapter in this book
  10. Chapter ix — Containing matter of no very peaceable colour
  11. Book V — Containing a Portion of Time Somewhat Longer Than Half a Year
  12. Chapter v — A very long chapter, containing a very great incident
  13. Chapter viii — Containing matter rather natural than pleasing
  14. Book VI — Containing About Three Weeks
  15. Chapter i — Of love
  16. Chapter iv — Containing sundry curious matters
  17. Chapter xii — The adventure of a company of officers
  18. Chapter v — A dialogue between Mr Jones and the barber
  19. Book X — In Which the History Goes Forward About Twelve Hours
  20. Book XII — Containing the Same Individual Time with the Former
  21. Chapter iv — The adventure of a beggar-man
  22. Chapter x
  23. Chapter vii — Containing the whole humours of a masquerade
  24. Book I
  25. The introduction to the work, or bill of fare to the feast
  26. Chapter ii
  27. Chapter iii
  28. Chapter iv
  29. Chapter v
  30. Chapter vi
  31. Chapter vii
  32. Chapter viii
  33. Chapter ix
  34. Chapter x
  35. Chapter xi
  36. Chapter xii
  37. Chapter xiii
  38. Book II
  39. Chapter i
  40. Chapter ii
  41. Chapter iii
  42. Chapter iv
  43. Chapter v
  44. Chapter vi
  45. Chapter vii
  46. Chapter viii
  47. Chapter ix
  48. Book III
  49. Chapter i — Containing little or nothing
  50. Chapter ii
  51. Chapter iii
  52. Chapter iv
  53. Chapter v
  54. Chapter vi
  55. Chapter vii
  56. Chapter viii
  57. Chapter ix
  58. Chapter x
  59. Book IV — Containing the Time of a Year
  60. Chapter i — Containing five pages of paper
  61. Chapter ii
  62. Chapter iii
  63. Chapter iv
  64. Chapter v — Containing matter accommodated to every taste
  65. Chapter vi
  66. Chapter vii
  67. Chapter viii
  68. Chapter ix
  69. Chapter x
  70. Chapter xi
  71. Chapter xii
  72. Chapter xiii
  73. Chapter xiv
  74. Book V — Containing a Portion of Time Somewhat Longer Than Half a Year
  75. Chapter i
  76. Chapter ii
  77. Chapter iii
  78. Chapter iv
  79. Chapter v
  80. Chapter vi
  81. Chapter vii
  82. Chapter viii — Containing matter rather natural than pleasing
  83. Chapter ix
  84. Chapter x
  85. Chapter xi
  86. Chapter xii
  87. Book VI — Containing About Three Weeks
  88. Chapter i — Of love
  89. Chapter ii
  90. Chapter iii — Containing two defiances to the critics
  91. Chapter iv — Containing sundry curious matters
  92. Chapter v
  93. Chapter vi
  94. Chapter vii
  95. Chapter viii — The meeting between Jones and Sophia
  96. Chapter ix
  97. Chapter x
  98. Chapter xi
  99. Chapter xii — Containing love-letters, &c
  100. Chapter xiii
  101. Chapter xiv
  102. Book VII — Containing Three Days
  103. A comparison between the world and the stage
  104. Chapter ii
  105. Chapter iii — Containing several dialogues
  106. Chapter iv
  107. The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt
  108. Chapter vi — Containing great variety of matter
  109. Chapter vii
  110. Chapter viii
  111. Chapter ix
  112. Chapter x
  113. Chapter xi
  114. Chapter xii
  115. Chapter xiii
  116. Chapter xiv
  117. Chapter xv — The conclusion of the foregoing adventure
  118. Book VIII — Containing About Two Days
  119. Chapter i
  120. Chapter ii
  121. Chapter iii
  122. Chapter iv
  123. Chapter v
  124. Chapter vi
  125. Chapter vii
  126. Chapter viii
  127. Chapter ix
  128. Chapter x
  129. Chapter xi
  130. Chapter xii
  131. Chapter xiii
  132. Chapter xiv
  133. Chapter xv
  134. Book IX — Containing Twelve Hours
  135. Chapter i
  136. Chapter ii
  137. Chapter iii
  138. Chapter iv
  139. Chapter v
  140. Chapter vi
  141. Chapter vii
  142. Book X — In Which the History Goes Forward About Twelve Hours
  143. Chapter i
  144. Chapter ii
  145. Chapter iii
  146. Chapter iv
  147. Chapter v
  148. Chapter vi
  149. Chapter vii
  150. Chapter viii — In which the history goes backward
  151. Chapter ix — The escape of Sophia
  152. Book XI — Containing About Three Days
  153. Chapter i — A crust for the critics
  154. Chapter ii
  155. Chapter iii
  156. Chapter iv — The history of Mrs Fitzpatrick
  157. Chapter v
  158. Chapter vi
  159. Chapter vii
  160. Chapter viii
  161. Chapter ix
  162. Chapter x
  163. Book XII — Containing the Same Individual Time with the Former
  164. Chapter i
  165. Chapter ii
  166. Chapter iii
  167. Chapter iv — The adventure of a beggar-man
  168. Chapter v
  169. Chapter vi
  170. Chapter vii
  171. Chapter viii
  172. Chapter ix
  173. Chapter x
  174. Chapter xi
  175. Chapter xii
  176. Chapter xiii — A dialogue between Jones and Partridge
  177. Chapter xiv
  178. Book XIII — Containing the Space of Twelve Days
  179. Chapter i — An Invocation
  180. Chapter ii
  181. Chapter iii
  182. Chapter iv — Which consists of visiting
  183. Chapter v
  184. Chapter vi
  185. Chapter vii
  186. Chapter viii
  187. Chapter ix
  188. Chapter x
  189. Chapter xi
  190. Chapter xii
  191. Book XIV — Containing Two Days
  192. Chapter i
  193. Chapter ii
  194. Chapter iii — Containing various matters
  195. Chapter iv
  196. Chapter v
  197. Chapter vi
  198. Chapter vii — The interview between Mr Jones and Mr Nightingale
  199. Chapter viii
  200. Chapter ix — Containing strange matters
  201. A short chapter, which concludes the book
  202. Book XV — In Which the History Advances About Two Days
  203. Chapter i — Too short to need a preface
  204. Chapter ii
  205. A further explanation of the foregoing design
  206. Chapter iv
  207. Chapter v
  208. Chapter vi
  209. Chapter vii
  210. Chapter viii — Short and sweet
  211. Chapter ix — Containing love-letters of several sorts
  212. Letter I
  213. Letter II
  214. Letter III
  215. Chapter x
  216. Chapter xi — Containing curious, but not unprecedented matter
  217. Chapter xii — A discovery made by Partridge
  218. Book XVI — Containing the Space of Five Days
  219. Chapter i — Of prologues
  220. Chapter ii
  221. What happened to Sophia during her confinement
  222. Chapter iv
  223. Chapter v
  224. Chapter vi
  225. Chapter vii
  226. Chapter viii — Schemes of Lady Bellaston for the ruin of Jones
  227. Chapter ix
  228. Chapter x — The consequence of the preceding visit
  229. Book XVII — Containing Three Days
  230. Chapter i — Containing a portion of introductory writing
  231. The generous and grateful behaviour of Mrs Miller
  232. Chapter iii
  233. An extraordinary scene between Sophia and her aunt
  234. Chapter v — Mrs Miller and Mr Nightingale visit Jones in the prison
  235. Chapter vi
  236. Chapter vii
  237. Chapter viii — Containing various matters
  238. Chapter ix — What happened to Mr Jones in the prison
  239. Book XVIII — Containing About Six Days
  240. Chapter i — A farewel to the reader
  241. Chapter ii — Containing a very tragical incident
  242. Chapter iii
  243. Chapter iv
  244. Chapter v — In which the history is continued
  245. Chapter vi — In which the history is farther continued
  246. Chapter vii — Continuation of the history
  247. Chapter viii — Further continuation
  248. Chapter ix — A further continuation
  249. Chapter x
  250. The history draws nearer to a conclusion
  251. Chapter xii — Approaching still nearer to the end
  252. Chapter the last — In which the history is concluded

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