The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a picaresque comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding. First published on February 28, 1749, Tom Jones is arguably one of the first prose works describable as a novel.
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