Tom Jones, a foundling brought up in the household of the benevolent Squire Allworthy, falls in love with the beautiful heiress Sophia Western, whose father forbids them to marry on grounds of Tom's low birth. Tom is a lusty, high-spirited yet good-hearted soul, and after he is banished by his guardian for youthful misbehavior he heads to London to make his own fortune, with the smitten Sophia in pursuit.
A series of bawdy escapades and assorted scrapes ensues, including a duel and a stint in prison, before the mystery of Tom's birth is unraveled. Fielding used all the dramatic skill he had amassed as a successful playwright for the London stage to tell this hugely entertaining story of a flawed but generous hero claiming his true identity and his true love.
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#BehindTheLens Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson was an English theatre and film director and producer. In 1964, Richardson received two Academy Awards (Best Director and Best Picture) for Tom Jones (1963) based on the novel by Henry Fielding. #LGBTplusHM #educateOUTprejudice https://t.co/tsgriCTsqz
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WHAT’S NEW PUSSYCAT? Pencil sketches and iterations for two title treatment versions for a new musical debuting next year at England’s Leeds Playhouse. The play combines Henry Fielding’s classic novel "Tom Jones" with the hit songs of the singer of the same name—Sir Tom Jones. https://t.co/RpUXxBpu88