The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

Fielding, Henry

Verlag: Random House, 1964

Beschreibung

Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over burgundy boards, gilt lettering on spine. Housed in a good+ slipcase. Illustrated with 9 full-page color plates and B&W spot illustrations as chapter headings. The 18 'Books', or chapters are indexed in the 11 page Table of contents. As for the 5 page Dedication Page, in the words of the author: "I will detain you, Sir, no longer. Indeed I have run into a preface, while I professed to write a dedication." The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding (1707-1754). First published on February 28 1749, Tom Jones is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel. The History of Tom Jones is not only generally regarded as Fielding's greatest work, but is one of the first and most influential English novels, and a masterpiece of English literature. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011795

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

Verlag: Random House

Erscheinungsdatum: 1964

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Lawrence Beall Smith

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Slipcased

Auflage: First Thus