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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling: Book I
Henry Fielding · 1749
Tom Jones begins life as a newborn found in Mr Allworthy's bedchamber. Book I introduces the household, parish neighbors and the relationships surrounding the foundling's arrival.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 29 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
Mr Allworthy, Bridget Allworthy, Jenny Jones and the Foundling
Parish Neighbors, the Insulting Woman, Jenny's Schoolmaster and Allworthy's Maids
Mr Allworthy and the Allworthy Household
Somersetshire in Western England
Mr Allworthy’s House and GroundsThe Somerset country house and open grounds where the foundling’s story begins.
The Allworthy Household
The Foundling in the BedOn his return, Mr Allworthy finds a sleeping infant between the sheets.
Jenny Confesses Before DeborahDuring the parish inquiry, Jenny admits the charge as Mrs Deborah questions her.
This edition
- Title
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling: Book I
- Author
- Henry Fielding
- First published
- 1749
- Illustrated plates
- 67 original artworks · 29 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 13 · about 14,928 words
- Reading time
- 1 h
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- October 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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