The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling and The Female Husband

Two hundred years have not dimmed Fielding's realism. His humour is closer to our own than that of any writer before the present century' - Kingsley Amis Tom Jones, born a foundling, grown into a gallant and irresistible hero, romps through the English countryside getting himself into all kinds of trouble through his good nature and eye for the ladies. Betrayed by jealous relatives, Tom is exiled from home and must undergo a variety of trials and adventures in his quest to be reunited with his one true love and redeem himself in the eyes of society. One of the cleverest and funniest novels ever written, Tom Jones is Henry Fielding's greatest achievement. The book includes the controversial story 'THE FEMALE HUSBAND'.