Tom Jones

Enjoy one of the most boisterous and entertaining novels in the English language with Henry Fielding’s *Tom Jones*. This 18th-century comic masterpiece follows the life of Tom, a foundling of mysterious parentage raised by a wealthy squire. Good-hearted but impulsive, Tom’s lusty adventures and lack of prudence get him banished from home and separated from his true love, Sophia Western. What follows is a rollicking picaresque journey through the English countryside, filled with bawdy humor, colorful characters, and social satire. A founding text of the modern novel, *Tom Jones* remains a hilarious and spirited read.