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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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CHAPTER I. Containing little or nothing
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CHAPTER II. The heroe of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so low a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster
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CHAPTER III. The character of Mr. Square the philosopher, and of Mr. Thwackum the divine; with a dispute concerning-
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CHAPTER IV. Containing a necessary apology for the author; and a childish incident, which perhaps requires an apology likewise
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CHAPTER V. The opinions of the divine and the philosopher concerning the two boys; with some reasons for their opinions, and other matters
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CHAPTER VI. Containing a better reason still for the before-mentioned opinions
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CHAPTER VII. In which the author himself makes his appearance on the stage
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CHAPTER VIII A childish incident, in which, however, is seen a good-natured disposition in Tom Jones
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CHAPTER IX. Containing an incident of a more heinous kind, with the comments of Thwackum and Square
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CHAPTER X. In which Master Blifil and Jones appear in different lights
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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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The history of Tom Jones, a foundling
The History of TOM JONES
A foundling
By
Henry Fielding
New York
A. L. Burt Company
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling