5817X1 Reprint, originally published in 1748. Vintage Books, New York: 1950. 319 pages. Softcover. Reading copy. There is a small amount of underlining in red ink. Cover design by Edward Gorey. A classic of English literature. Unforgettable characters and episodes emerge in its pages: Tom himself - loving, high spirited, brimming with impetuous vigor, blundering along in his search for wisdom and self-knowledge: Squire Western with his dogs and drink and clumsily affable "'Od-rabbits!," "Sbloods!," and "Odzookers!"; Sophia Western, who sees through sham with a gentle "Fie!," and marvelously understands how to manage her prickly old father; Mr. Allworthy, seeker of justice who is blinded by his own good heart; Squire the philosopher, regaled by a hearty laugh from Tom as he is apprehended behind the curtain in Molly's bedroom; Mr. Thwackum the divine; the black Blifil; Partidge at Hamlet, terrified of the ghost, "the same passions which succeeded each other in Hamlet succeeding him"; and the author himself, permeating every page with kindly admonitions, scorn of hypocrisy, and admiration of the true virtue - which is found not in hushed solemnity, but rather through clarity of vision and a prudent disciplining of the spontaneous urgings of one's own good nature. ISBN: 0394701305 $16.40USD
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