Tom Jones : the authoritative text, contemporary reactions, criticism /
An annotated reprint of the fourth edition text of Henry Fielding's 1749 novel in which the bawdy young Tom Jones, believed to be the illegitimate son of a servant girl, promises to tame his wild ways, competes for the affection of his upper-class neighbor Sophia Western, and eventually learns...
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Published: |
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [1995] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Second edition. |
Series: |
Norton critical edition
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An annotated reprint of the fourth edition text of Henry Fielding's 1749 novel in which the bawdy young Tom Jones, believed to be the illegitimate son of a servant girl, promises to tame his wild ways, competes for the affection of his upper-class neighbor Sophia Western, and eventually learns his true identity; also includes seven eighteenth-century reactions to the novel and fourteen pieces of criticism from 1826 through 1990. |
Carrier Form: | viii, 804 pages : map ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 803-804). |
ISBN: |
9780393965940 (paperback) : 0393965945 (paperback) |
Index Number: | PR3454 |
CLC: |
I561.074 I561.44 |
Call Number: | I561.44/F459-7/2nd ed. |