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The History Of Tom Jones, A Foundling (Abridged For Modern Reading)
by Fielding, Henry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +/Not Issued
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York, U. S. A.: International Collectors Library, 1948. Hardcover. Good +/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Diamond, Harry. No Edition Or Printing Stated. The Book Has A Copyright Date Of 1948, But Was Probably Printed In The 1950'S. The Book Is Bound In Brown Faux Leather Over Boards With Gilt Lettering And Illustrations On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Are Gilt. Brown Marker Ribbon Bound In. The Book Has Minor Wear And The Tip Of The Ribbon Is Faded. The Top Edge Gilt Has Light Wear. Faint Crack Of The Surface Material At The Spine Folds.
Synopsis
A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire—though he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, Tom Jones is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature. Includes a chronology, suggestions for further reading, notes, glossary, and an appendix of Fielding's revisions Introduction discusses narrative tecniques and themes, the context of eighteenth-century fiction and satire, and the historical and political background of the Jacobite revolution
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039786
- Title
- The History Of Tom Jones, A Foundling (Abridged For Modern Reading)
- Author
- Fielding, Henry
- Illustrator
- Diamond, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- International Collectors Library
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 374
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Young Men - England - Fiction; England - Social Life And Customs - 18Th Century - Fiction; Manners And Customs. Classics, Literary
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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