by Henry Fielding · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429721461
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«Tom Jones» is the novel by Henry Fielding published by Edicions 62 in two paperback volumes, in Catalan.
The work follows the adventures and misadventures of Tom Jones, a young foundling in eighteenth-century England. Through his love story and his constant setbacks, Henry Fielding offers a satirical look at the society of the time, with special attention to class differences, hypocrisy and morality.
Translation by Joaquim Mallafrè; 1984 edition in the collection Les Millors Obres de la Literatura Universal, published by Edicions 62 i La Caixa.
For readers of classics of world literature interested in eighteenth-century English fiction.
Henry Fielding was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His famous novels include Shamela (1741), Joseph Andrews (1742), The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749) and Amelia (1751). Along with Samuel Richardson, Fielding is seen as the founder of the traditional English novel. As well as being a novelist, Fielding was also a playwright, known for his satirical comedies The Author's Farce (1730), Tom Thumb (1730), The Letter Writers (1731) and The Tragedy of Tragedies (1731). He also played an important role in the history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom, using his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street Runners, London's first professional police force.
