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Ratings: ★★★★★ (4.8/5) – A comic masterpiece of the 18th century
Genre: Classic Literature / Comic Fiction / Picaresque Novel / Satire

Book Review:
Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones (1749) is widely regarded as one of the earliest and greatest English comic novels. The story follows the lusty, generous, and impulsive foundling Tom Jones, who is expelled from his adoptive father’s home and embarks on a series of wild adventures across 18th-century England. Filled with highwaymen, seductions, mistaken identities, and hilarious courtroom scenes, the novel is both a rollicking entertainment and a sharp satire of social hypocrisy. Fielding calls it a “comic epic in prose,” and its mock-heroic style, combined with deep moral seriousness, makes it a landmark of English literature. This UBSPD World Classics edition includes the complete text with an introduction and detailed chapter notes — perfect for students and first-time readers of this classic.