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The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
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Life and Works of Henry Fielding
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BOOK I CONTAINING AS MUCH OF THE BIRTH OF THE FOUNDLING AS IS NECESSARY OR PROPER TO ACQUAINT THE READER WITH IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS HISTORY
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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
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BOOK III CONTAINING THE MOST MEMORABLE TRANSACTIONS WHICH PASSED IN THE FAMILY OF MR. ALLWORTHY, FROM THE TIME WHEN TOMMY JONES ARRIVED AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN, TILL HE ATTAINED THE AGE OF NINETEEN. IN THIS BOOK THE READER MAY PICK UP SOME HINTS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
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BOOK IV CONTAINING THE TIME OF A YEAR
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BOOK V CONTAINING A PORTION OF TIME SOMEWHAT LONGER THAN HALF A YEAR
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BOOK VI CONTAINING ABOUT THREE WEEKS
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BOOK VII CONTAINING THREE DAYS
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BOOK VIII CONTAINING ABOUT TWO DAYS
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BOOK IX CONTAINING TWELVE HOURS
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CHAPTER I. Of those who lawfully may, and of those who may not, write such histories as this
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CHAPTER II. Containing a very surprizing adventure indeed, which Mr. Jones met with in his walk with the Man of the Hill
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CHAPTER III. The arrival of Mr. Jones with his lady at inn; with a very full description of the battle of Upton
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CHAPTER IV. In which the arrival of a man of war puts a final end to hostilities, and causes the conclusion of a firm and lasting peace between all parties
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CHAPTER V. An apology for all heroes who have good stomachs, with a description of a battle of the amorous kind
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CHAPTER VI. A friendly conversation in the kitchen, which had a very common, though not very friendly, conclusion
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CHAPTER VII. Containing a fuller account of Mrs. Waters, and by what means she came into that distressful situation from which she was rescued by Jones
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BOOK X IN WHICH THE HISTORY GOES FORWARD ABOUT TWELVE HOURS
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BOOK XI CONTAINING ABOUT THREE DAYS
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BOOK XII CONTAINING THE SAME INDIVIDUAL TIME WITH THE FORMER
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BOOK XIII CONTAINING THE SPACE OF TWELVE DAYS
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BOOK XIV CONTAINING TWO DAYS
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BOOK XV IN WHICH THE HISTORY ADVANCES ABOUT TWO DAYS
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BOOK XVI CONTAINING THE SPACE OF FIVE DAYS
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BOOK XVII CONTAINING THREE DAYS
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BOOK XVIII CONTAINING ABOUT SIX DAYS
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CHAPTER I. Containing instructions very necessary to be perused by modern critics The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
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Whose vices are not allayed with a single virtue.
CHAPTER I. Containing instructions very necessary to be perused by modern critics The history of Tom Jones, a foundling