History of Tom Jones, A Foundling
Henry Fielding
Play
Length 36 h 5 min
Chapters 66
First published 1749
Tom Jones is considered one of the first prose works describable as a novel. The novel is divided into 18 smaller books. Tom Jones is a foundling discovered on the property of a very kind, wealthy landowner, Squire Allworthy. Tom grows into a vigorous and lusty, yet honest and kind-hearted, youth. He develops affection for his neighbor's daughter, Sophia Western. On one hand, their love reflects the romantic comedy genre popular in 18th-century Britain. However, Tom's status as a bastard causes Sophia's father and Allworthy to oppose their love; this criticism of class friction in society acted as a biting social commentary. The inclusion of prostitution and sexual promiscuity in the plot was also original for its time, and also acted as the foundation for criticism of the book's "lowness." (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
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Dedication Read by hosmer_angel 8:04
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Bk 01: Ch 04-06 Read by hosmer_angel 17:24
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Bk 01: Ch 07-10 Read by hosmer_angel 27:01
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Bk 01: Ch 11-13 Read by hosmer_angel 21:56
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Bk 02: Ch 01-03 Read by hefyd 19:25
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Bk 02: Ch 04-06 Read by hefyd 39:02
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Bk 02: Ch 07-09 Read by hefyd 25:47
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Bk 03: Ch 01-03 Read by hefyd 23:55
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Bk 03: Ch 04-06 Read by hefyd 28:13
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Bk 03: Ch 07-10 Read by hefyd 22:53
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Bk 04: Ch 01-03 Read by JemmaBlythe 21:06
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Bk 04: Ch 04-06 Read by Mark F. Smith 35:22
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Bk 04: Ch 07-10 Read by Mark F. Smith 36:10
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Bk 04: Ch 11-14 Read by hosmer_angel 34:30
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Bk 05: Ch 01-03 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 38:40
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Bk 05: Ch 04-06 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 1:01:04
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Bk 05: Ch 07-09 Read by Maire Rhode 41:25
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Bk 05: Ch 10-12 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 40:22
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Bk 06: Ch 01-03 Read by Maire Rhode 37:49
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Bk 06: Ch 04-06 Read by Rachel Lintern 27:34
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Bk 06: Ch 07-10 Read by Rachel Lintern 46:58
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Bk 06: Ch 11-14 Read by Rachel Lintern 34:06
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Bk 07: Ch 01-03 Read by Sarah Jennings 23:01
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Bk 07: Ch 04-06 Read by Sarah Jennings 22:14
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Bk 07: Ch 07-09 Read by Sarah Jennings 26:26
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Bk 07: Ch 10-12 Read by Sarah Jennings 26:26
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Bk 07: Ch 13-15 Read by Sarah Jennings 34:17
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Bk 08: Ch 01-03 Read by Kalynda 26:58
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Bk 08: Ch 04-06 Read by Kalynda 23:36
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Bk 08: Ch 07-09 Read by Kalynda 28:26
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Bk 08: Ch 10-12 Read by Nikki Sullivan 52:23
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Bk 08: Ch 13-15 Read by Nikki Sullivan 45:01
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Bk 09: Ch 01-03 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 49:23
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Bk 09: Ch 04-07 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 59:26
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Bk 10: Ch 01-03 Read by Anna Simon 29:27
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Bk 10: Ch 04-06 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 34:56
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Bk 10 Ch 07-09 Read by Amanda Hindman 31:33
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Bk 11: Ch 01-03 Read by Anna Simon 28:26
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Bk 11: Ch 04-06 Read by Kathy Jacobs 28:11
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Bk 11: Ch 07-10 Read by madonnaearth 54:24
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Bk 12: Ch 01-03 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 38:00
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Bk 12: Ch 04-06 Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 37:10
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Bk 12: Ch 07-10 Read by Kalynda 35:35
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Bk 12: Ch 11-14 Read by Kalynda 40:11
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Bk 13: Ch 01-03 Read by George Pilling 25:29
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Bk 13: Ch 04-06 Read by George Pilling 29:43
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Bk 13: Ch 07-09 Read by George Pilling 28:34
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Bk 13: Ch 10-12 Read by George Pilling 25:00
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Bk 14: Ch 01-03 Read by Charlene V. Smith 31:36
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Bk 14: Ch 04-06 Read by Charlene V. Smith 31:20
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Bk 14: Ch 07-10 Read by Charlene V. Smith 40:17
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Bk 15: Ch 01-03 Read by Sheila Morton 23:16
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Bk 15: Ch 04-06 Read by Sheila Morton 31:08
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Bk 15: Ch 07-09 Read by madonnaearth 34:55
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Bk 15: Ch 10-12 Read by Maire Rhode 25:22
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Bk 16: Ch 01-03 Read by Andy 30:36
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Bk 16: Ch 04-06 Read by Andy 36:49
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Bk 16: Ch 07-10 Read by Andy 34:19
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Bk 17: Ch 01-03 Read by Anna Simon 26:13
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Bk 17: Ch 04-06 Read by Anna Simon 24:55
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Bk 17: Ch 07-09 Read by Anna Simon 31:42
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Bk 18: Ch 01-03 Read by Anna Simon 24:26
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Bk 18: Ch 04-06 Read by Anna Simon 29:21
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Bk 18: Ch 07-09 Read by Jennifer Stearns 49:12
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Bk 18: Ch 10-11 Read by Anna Simon 28:49
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Bk 18: Ch 12-13 Read by moe 34:33
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