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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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CHAPTER I. The Introduction to the Work, or Bill of Fare to the Feast
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CHAPTER II. A short Description of Squire Allworthy, and a fuller Account of Miss Bridget Allworthy, his Sister
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CHAPTER III. An odd Accident which befel Mr. Allworthy at his return home--the decent Behaviour of Mrs. Deborah Wilkins; with some proper Animadversions on Bastards
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CHAPTER IV. The Reader's Neck brought into danger by a Description; his Escape; and the great Condescension of Miss Bridget Allworthy
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CHAPTER V. Containing a few common Matters, with a very uncommon Observation upon them
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CHAPTER VI. Mrs. Deborah is introduced into the Parish with a Simile. A short Account of Jenny Jones, with the Difficulties and Discouragements which may attend young Women in the pursuit of Learning
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CHAPTER VII. Containing such grave matter, that the reader cannot laugh once through the whole chapter, unless peradventure he should laugh at the author
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CHAPTER VIII. A dialogue between Mesdames Bridget and Deborah; containing more amusement, but less instruction, than the former
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CHAPTER IX. Containing matters which will surprise the reader
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CHAPTER X. The hospitality of Allworthy; with a short sketch of the characters of two brothers, a doctor and a captain, who were entertained by that gentleman
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CHAPTER XI. Containing may rules, and some examples, concerning falling in love: Descriptions of beauty, and other more prudential inducements to matrimony
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CHAPTER XII. Containing what the reader may, perhaps, expect to find in it
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CHAPTER XIII. Which concludes the first book; with an instance of ingratitude, which, we hope, will appear unnatural
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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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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