The Resource The history of Tom Jones : a foundling, by Henry Fielding ; to which is prefixed the life of the author
The history of Tom Jones : a foundling, by Henry Fielding ; to which is prefixed the life of the author
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The item The history of Tom Jones : a foundling, by Henry Fielding ; to which is prefixed the life of the author represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in UCLA Library.
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- Summary
- Follows the fortunes of Tom, a foundling brought up by the kindly squire Allworthy. Despite a good and generous heart, Tom's naive inability to resist a pretty face leads to his downfall and he is banished from the Squire's house. But when the girl he really loves, Sophia, runs away to escape from her arranged marriage to his rival, the despicable Blifil, Tom pursues her to London, embarking on a series of riotous and frequently amorous adventures involving a wonderfully rich gallery of characters. Not so much a rake's progress as the exploits of an innocent abroad, it is a splendidly funny and often touching odyssey in which good ultimately triumphs over the corruption of human spirit
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 4 v.
- Note
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- Date of publication estimated from information found in Pollard
- With added engraved title pages at beginning of v. 1 and v. 3, characterized in the former as "The First Volume" and as "Vol. II" on the latter, probably an indicator of the preferred binding, but also resonating with the fact that this title had much in common with Henshall's "series" title, in its various textual formulations
- With 8 engraved leaves of plates, mostly from illustrations by "Corbould"
- Label
- The history of Tom Jones : a foundling
- Title
- The history of Tom Jones
- Title remainder
- a foundling
- Statement of responsibility
- by Henry Fielding ; to which is prefixed the life of the author
- Subject
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- Picaresque literature
- England -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Bildungsromans
- Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Humorous fiction
- Young men -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Foundlings -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Follows the fortunes of Tom, a foundling brought up by the kindly squire Allworthy. Despite a good and generous heart, Tom's naive inability to resist a pretty face leads to his downfall and he is banished from the Squire's house. But when the girl he really loves, Sophia, runs away to escape from her arranged marriage to his rival, the despicable Blifil, Tom pursues her to London, embarking on a series of riotous and frequently amorous adventures involving a wonderfully rich gallery of characters. Not so much a rake's progress as the exploits of an innocent abroad, it is a splendidly funny and often touching odyssey in which good ultimately triumphs over the corruption of human spirit
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- CLU
- Citation location within source
- p. 284
- Citation source
- Pollard, M. Dictionary of members of the Dublin book trade, 1550-1800
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR3454
- LC item number
- .H5 1794b
- Literary form
- fiction
- Series statement
- Henshall's ornamented library of classic novels
- Series volume
- 1st vol
- Label
- The history of Tom Jones : a foundling, by Henry Fielding ; to which is prefixed the life of the author
- Note
-
- Date of publication estimated from information found in Pollard
- With added engraved title pages at beginning of v. 1 and v. 3, characterized in the former as "The First Volume" and as "Vol. II" on the latter, probably an indicator of the preferred binding, but also resonating with the fact that this title had much in common with Henshall's "series" title, in its various textual formulations
- With 8 engraved leaves of plates, mostly from illustrations by "Corbould"
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- 4 v.
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Four vols. bound in 2, with both of the engraved title pages placed at the beginning of the combined v.1-2 and v. 3-4. Ex libris bookplates of D. Watson-Ruttledge (David Watson Ruttledge of Bloomfield in county Mayo, Ireland, fl. 1834), with motto, "Verax atque probus" (truthful and honest). Gift, Mrs. Bernadine Szold-Fritz, 1982.
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)775377450
- ucoclc775377450
- Label
- The history of Tom Jones : a foundling, by Henry Fielding ; to which is prefixed the life of the author
- Note
-
- Date of publication estimated from information found in Pollard
- With added engraved title pages at beginning of v. 1 and v. 3, characterized in the former as "The First Volume" and as "Vol. II" on the latter, probably an indicator of the preferred binding, but also resonating with the fact that this title had much in common with Henshall's "series" title, in its various textual formulations
- With 8 engraved leaves of plates, mostly from illustrations by "Corbould"
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- 4 v.
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Four vols. bound in 2, with both of the engraved title pages placed at the beginning of the combined v.1-2 and v. 3-4. Ex libris bookplates of D. Watson-Ruttledge (David Watson Ruttledge of Bloomfield in county Mayo, Ireland, fl. 1834), with motto, "Verax atque probus" (truthful and honest). Gift, Mrs. Bernadine Szold-Fritz, 1982.
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)775377450
- ucoclc775377450
Subject
- Bildungsromans
- England -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754
- Foundlings -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Humorous fiction
- Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
- Picaresque literature
- Young men -- Fiction | Early works to 1800
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