{"product_id":"2026100009929-secondhand-the-history-of-tom-jones-a-foundling","title":"The History Of Tom Jones: A Foundling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew novels in the English literary canon match the audacious vitality of The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling, Henry Fielding's sprawling masterwork of wit, morality, and misadventure. Set against the colourful backdrop of 18th-century England, the novel chronicles the life of Tom Jones, a charming and good-natured young man of mysterious birth, as he navigates a world rife with social hypocrisy, romantic entanglements, and the relentless pursuit of his beloved Sophia Western. From the pastoral Somerset countryside to the chaotic streets of London, Fielding constructs a picaresque odyssey that is as riotously funny as it is morally searching.\n\nWidely regarded as one of the first and greatest novels in the Western tradition, Tom Jones presents a richly layered meditation on class, virtue, and the capriciousness of fortune, all delivered through Fielding's distinctly ironic and self-aware narrative voice. The author consistently breaks the fourth wall, addressing the reader directly in witty chapter prefaces that transform the act of reading into a lively conversation. This illustrated edition, enriched by the pen of the celebrated caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson, adds a vivid visual dimension to Fielding's prose, making it a treasure for collectors and literary enthusiasts alike. Will Tom's innate goodness ultimately triumph over a society determined to judge a man by his birth rather than his character?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161018736859,"sku":"2026100009929-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1ac443e8-3e8a-4d93-a9d3-4fe4fa0d1357.png?v=1787189160","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009929-secondhand-the-history-of-tom-jones-a-foundling","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}