{"product_id":"tom-jones-introduction-by-claude-rawson-9780679405696","title":"Tom Jones: Introduction by Claude Rawson","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the first and most influential of English novels\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eoriginally published in 1749--is blessed with a lively and endearing hero at the center of one of the most ingeniously constructed comic plots in fiction. - Inspiration for the PBS MASTERPIECE series Tom Jones starring Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde and Hannah Waddingham\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Jones, a foundling brought up in the household of the benevolent Squire Allworthy, falls in love with the beautiful heiress Sophia Western, whose father forbids them to marry on grounds of Tom's low birth. Tom is a lusty, high-spirited yet good-hearted soul, and after he is banished by his guardian for youthful misbehavior he heads to London to make his own fortune, with the smitten Sophia in pursuit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA series of bawdy escapades and assorted scrapes ensues, including a duel and a stint in prison, before the mystery of Tom's birth is unraveled. Fielding used all the dramatic skill he had amassed as a successful playwright for the London stage to tell this hugely entertaining story of a flawed but generous hero claiming his true identity and his true love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679405696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.47w x 1.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e60668 \/ History of Tom Jones, a Foundling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 13.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Henry Fielding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45130951360693,"sku":"9780679405696","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6dd5e7e8-a559-49f6-a3ec-7187668227bf.jpg?v=1740460036","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tom-jones-introduction-by-claude-rawson-9780679405696","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}