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Henry FIELDING

Tom Jones ou l'enfant trouvé

Chez Nyon & Bauche, à Londres & se vend à Paris 1767, in-12 (9,5x17cm), LVI, 348pp. et 346pp. et 296pp. et 372pp., 4 volumes reliés.

Mention fourth edition, after the French original published in 1751; illustrated with a frontispiece and 15 figures by Ringed by Aveline, Chedel, Fessard and Pasquier. "Lovely illustration of the best times of Plover." Cohen. Translated and adapted by De La Place.Plein glossy and mottled brown calf. Smooth back decorated. Part of title and volume number in red morocco. Lack head and tail of volume I. A lack of volume III tail. Petis gaps piece volume number of Volume IV. 5 corners bumped. Friction. Reasonable exemplaire.The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is unquestionably one of the great masterpieces of English literature. He spends the English picaresque genre with a bright mixture of various genres, the novel of manners, the sentimental novel and that of a typical English satirical prose encountered in Swift. Fielding Joseph Andrews had previously given, a kind of satire of the sentimental novel fashion, Pamela Richardson, Jonathan Wild and history, and it was already two master strokes, he signed with Tom Jones implemented a multiple, deep, although always in the same vein as Joseph Andrews; its influence is great in France, England and unalterable, even in Thomas Hardy and George Elliot. The echoes of this style if English find great echoes Dickens. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information!

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