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The eponymous hero is first introduced as a baby, discovered
in the astonished Mr. Allworthy's bed. A charitable
gentleman, he adopts Tom, feeling an instant
affection for the boy whom the rest of the family condemn
as "born to be hanged". This panoramic comic
novel relates Tom's picaresque adventures,
the coincidences and frustrations encountered along
the way, and his devotion to the beautiful, apparently
unattainable heroine, Sophia Western. Fielding's
sardonic touch has made Tom Jones a much-loved classic.


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