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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

هنري فيلدينغ · 1749

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رواية · 209 أجزاء · نحو 343 000 كلمة · مدة القراءة نحو 24 س 53 د

الفهرس

1. To the Honourable6 د

BOOK I. — CONTAINING AS MUCH OF THE BIRTH OF THE FOUNDLING AS IS NECESSARY OR PROPER TO ACQUAINT THE READER WITH IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS HISTORY

1. Chapter i. The introduction to the work, or bill of fare to the feast4 د
2. Chapter ii. A short description of squire Allworthy, and a fuller account of Miss Bridget Allworthy, his sister3 د
3. Chapter iii. An odd accident which befel Mr Allworthy at his return home. The decent behaviour of Mrs Deborah Wilkins, with some proper animadversions on bastards6 د
4. Chapter iv. The reader's neck brought into danger by a description; his escape; and the great condescension of Miss Bridget Allworthy5 د
5. Chapter v. Containing a few common matters, with a very uncommon observation upon them2 د
6. Chapter vi. Mrs Deborah is introduced into the parish with a simile. A short account of Jenny Jones, with the difficulties and discouragements which may attend young women in the pursuit of learning6 د
7. Chapter vii. Containing such grave matter, that the reader cannot laugh once through the whole chapter, unless peradventure he should laugh at the author7 د
8. Chapter viii. A dialogue between Mesdames Bridget and Deborah; containing more amusement, but less instruction, than the former4 د
9. Chapter ix. Containing matters which will surprize the reader4 د
10. Chapter x. The hospitality of Allworthy; with a short sketch of the characters of two brothers, a doctor and a captain, who were entertained by that gentleman6 د
11. Chapter xi. Containing many rules, and some examples, concerning falling in love: descriptions of beauty, and other more prudential inducements to matrimony7 د
12. Chapter xii. Containing what the reader may, perhaps, expect to find in it5 د
13. Chapter xiii. Which concludes the first book; with an instance of ingratitude, which, we hope, will appear unnatural4 د

BOOK II. — CONTAINING SCENES OF MATRIMONIAL FELICITY IN DIFFERENT DEGREES OF LIFE; AND VARIOUS OTHER TRANSACTIONS DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS AFTER THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN CAPTAIN BLIFIL AND MISS BRIDGET ALLWORTHY

1. Chapter i. Showing what kind of a history this is; what it is like, and what it is not like3 د
2. Chapter ii. Religious cautions against showing too much favour to bastards; and a great discovery made by Mrs Deborah Wilkins3 د
3. Chapter iii. The description of a domestic government founded upon rules directly contrary to those of Aristotle6 د
4. Chapter iv. Containing one of the most bloody battles, or rather duels, that were ever recorded in domestic history8 د
5. Chapter v. Containing much matter to exercise the judgment and reflection of the reader9 د
6. Chapter vi. The trial of Partridge, the schoolmaster, for incontinency; the evidence of his wife; a short reflection on the wisdom of our law; with other grave matters, which those will like best who understand them most10 د
7. Chapter vii. A short sketch of that felicity which prudent couples may extract from hatred: with a short apology for those people who overlook imperfections in their friends7 د
8. Chapter viii. A receipt to regain the lost affections of a wife, which hath never been known to fail in the most desperate cases3 د
9. Chapter ix. A proof of the infallibility of the foregoing receipt, in the lamentations of the widow; with other suitable decorations of death, such as physicians, &c., and an epitaph in the true stile7 د

BOOK III. — CONTAINING THE MOST MEMORABLE TRANSACTIONS WHICH PASSED IN THE FAMILY OF MR ALLWORTHY, FROM THE TIME WHEN TOMMY JONES ARRIVED AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN, TILL HE ATTAINED THE AGE OF NINETEEN. IN THIS BOOK

1. Chapter i. Containing little or nothing3 د
2. Chapter ii. The heroe of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so LOW a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and more relating to a gamekeeper and a schoolmaster9 د
3. Chapter iii. The character of Mr Square the philosopher, and of Mr Thwackum the divine; with a dispute concerning——4 د
4. Chapter iv. Containing a necessary apology for the author; and a childish incident, which perhaps requires an apology likewise5 د
5. Chapter v. The opinions of the divine and the philosopher concerning the two boys; with some reasons for their opinions, and other matters8 د
6. Chapter vi. Containing a better reason still for the before-mentioned opinions6 د
7. Chapter vii. In which the author himself makes his appearance on the stage3 د
8. Chapter viii. A childish incident, in which, however, is seen a good-natured disposition in Tom Jones4 د
9. Chapter ix. Containing an incident of a more heinous kind, with the comments of Thwackum and Square4 د
10. Chapter x. In which Master Blifil and Jones appear in different lights4 د

BOOK IV. — CONTAINING THE TIME OF A YEAR

1. Chapter i. Containing five pages of paper5 د
2. Chapter ii. A short hint of what we can do in the sublime, and a description of Miss Sophia Western5 د
3. Chapter iii. Wherein the history goes back to commemorate a trifling incident that happened some years since; but which, trifling as it was, had some future consequences4 د
4. Chapter iv. Containing such very deep and grave matters, that some readers, perhaps, may not relish it5 د
5. Chapter v. Containing matter accommodated to every taste9 د
6. Chapter vi. An apology for the insensibility of Mr Jones to all the charms of the lovely Sophia; in which possibly we may, in a considerable degree, lower his character in the estimation of those men of wit and gallantry who approve the heroes in most of our modern comedies7 د
7. Chapter vii. Being the shortest chapter in this book2 د
8. Chapter viii. A battle sung by the muse in the Homerican style, and which none but the classical reader can taste9 د
9. Chapter ix. Containing matter of no very peaceable colour5 د
10. Chapter x. A story told by Mr Supple, the curate. The penetration of Squire Western. His great love for his daughter, and the return to it made by her7 د
11. Chapter xi. The narrow escape of Molly Seagrim, with some observations for which we have been forced to dive pretty deep into nature8 د
12. Chapter xii. Containing much clearer matters; but which flowed from the same fountain with those in the preceding chapter5 د
13. Chapter xiii. A dreadful accident which befel Sophia. The gallant behaviour of Jones, and the more dreadful consequence of that behaviour to the young lady; with a short digression in favour of the female sex. —5 د
14. Chapter xiv. The arrival of a surgeon.—His operations, and a long dialogue between Sophia and her maid10 د

BOOK V. — CONTAINING A PORTION OF TIME SOMEWHAT LONGER THAN HALF A YEAR

1. Chapter i. Of the SERIOUS in writing, and for what purpose it is introduced7 د
2. Chapter ii. In which Mr Jones receives many friendly visits during his confinement; with some fine touches of the passion of love, scarce visible to the naked eye8 د
3. Chapter iii. Which all who have no heart will think to contain much ado about nothing4 د
4. Chapter iv. A little chapter, in which is contained a little incident5 د
5. Chapter v. A very long chapter, containing a very great incident14 د
6. Chapter vi. By comparing which with the former, the reader may possibly correct some abuse which he hath formerly been guilty of in the application of the word love10 د
7. Chapter vii. In which Mr Allworthy appears on a sick-bed9 د
8. Chapter viii. Containing matter rather natural than pleasing9 د
9. Chapter ix. Which, among other things, may serve as a comment on that saying of Aeschines, that “drunkenness shows the mind of a man, as a mirrour reflects his person.”7 د
10. Chapter x. Showing the truth of many observations of Ovid, and of other more grave writers, who have proved beyond contradiction, that wine is often the forerunner of incontinency6 د
11. Chapter xi. In which a simile in Mr Pope's period of a mile introduces as bloody a battle as can possibly be fought without the assistance of steel or cold iron6 د
12. Chapter xii. In which is seen a more moving spectacle than all the blood in the bodies of Thwackum and Blifil, and of twenty other such, is capable of producing7 د

BOOK VI. — CONTAINING ABOUT THREE WEEKS

1. Chapter i. Of love5 د
2. Chapter ii. The character of Mrs Western. Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages10 د
3. Chapter iii. Containing two defiances to the critics7 د
4. Chapter iv. Containing sundry curious matters3 د
5. Chapter v. In which is related what passed between Sophia and her aunt8 د
6. Chapter vi. Containing a dialogue between Sophia and Mrs Honour, which may a little relieve those tender affections which the foregoing scene may have raised in the mind of a good-natured reader5 د
7. Chapter vii. A picture of formal courtship in miniature, as it always ought to be drawn, and a scene of a tenderer kind painted at full length8 د
8. Chapter viii. The meeting between Jones and Sophia3 د
9. Chapter ix. Being of a much more tempestuous kind than the former8 د
10. Chapter x. In which Mr Western visits Mr Allworthy8 د
11. Chapter xi. A short chapter; but which contains sufficient matter to affect the good-natured reader4 د
12. Chapter xii. Containing love-letters, &c7 د
13. Chapter xiii. The behaviour of Sophia on the present occasion; which none of her sex will blame, who are capable of behaving in the same manner. And the discussion of a knotty point in the court of conscience7 د
14. Chapter xiv. A short chapter, containing a short dialogue between Squire Western and his sister3 د

BOOK VII. — CONTAINING THREE DAYS

1. Chapter i. A comparison between the world and the stage6 د
2. Chapter ii. Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself3 د
3. Chapter iii. Containing several dialogues9 د
4. Chapter iv. A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life4 د
5. Chapter v. The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt5 د
6. Chapter vi. Containing great variety of matter9 د
7. Chapter vii. A strange resolution of Sophia, and a more strange stratagem of Mrs Honour8 د
8. Chapter viii. Containing scenes of altercation, of no very uncommon kind6 د
9. Chapter ix. The wise demeanour of Mr Western in the character of a magistrate. A hint to justices of peace, concerning the necessary qualifications of a clerk; with extraordinary instances of paternal madness and7 د
10. Chapter x. Containing several matters, natural enough perhaps, but low9 د
11. Chapter xi. The adventure of a company of soldiers7 د
12. Chapter xii. The adventure of a company of officers12 د
13. Chapter xiii. Containing the great address of the landlady, the great learning of a surgeon, and the solid skill in casuistry of the worthy lieutenant10 د
14. Chapter xiv. A most dreadful chapter indeed; and which few readers ought to venture upon in an evening, especially when alone11 د
15. Chapter xv. The conclusion of the foregoing adventure7 د

BOOK VIII. — CONTAINING ABOUT TWO DAYS

1. Chapter i. A wonderful long chapter concerning the marvellous; being much the longest of all our introductory chapters12 د
2. Chapter ii. In which the landlady pays a visit to Mr Jones6 د
3. Chapter iii. In which the surgeon makes his second appearance4 د
4. Chapter iv. In which is introduced one of the pleasantest barbers that was ever recorded in history, the barber of Bagdad, or he in Don Quixote, not excepted7 د
5. Chapter v. A dialogue between Mr Jones and the barber7 د
6. Chapter vi. In which more of the talents of Mr Benjamin will appear, as well as who this extraordinary person was7 د
7. Chapter vii. Containing better reasons than any which have yet appeared for the conduct of Partridge; an apology for the weakness of Jones; and some further anecdotes concerning my landlady6 د
8. Chapter viii. Jones arrives at Gloucester, and goes to the Bell; the character of that house, and of a petty-fogger which he there meets with8 د
9. Chapter ix. Containing several dialogues between Jones and Partridge, concerning love, cold, hunger, and other matters; with the lucky and narrow escape of Partridge, as he was on the very brink of making a fatal10 د
10. Chapter x. In which our travellers meet with a very extraordinary adventure14 د
11. Chapter xi. In which the Man of the Hill begins to relate his history16 د
12. Chapter xii. In which the Man of the Hill continues his history10 د
13. Chapter xiii. In which the foregoing story is farther continued12 د
14. Chapter xiv. In which the Man of the Hill concludes his history14 د
15. Chapter xv. A brief history of Europe; and a curious discourse between Mr Jones and the Man of the Hill9 د

BOOK IX. — CONTAINING TWELVE HOURS

1. Chapter i. Of those who lawfully may, and of those who may not, write such histories as this9 د
2. Chapter ii. Containing a very surprizing adventure indeed, which Mr Jones met with in his walk with the Man of the Hill7 د
3. Chapter iii. The arrival of Mr Jones with his lady at the inn; with a very full description of the battle of Upton9 د
4. Chapter iv. In which the arrival of a man of war puts a final end to hostilities, and causes the conclusion of a firm and lasting peace between all parties7 د
5. Chapter v. An apology for all heroes who have good stomachs, with a description of a battle of the amorous kind8 د
6. Chapter vi. A friendly conversation in the kitchen, which had a very common, though not very friendly, conclusion9 د
7. Chapter vii. Containing a fuller account of Mrs Waters, and by what means she came into that distressful situation from which she was rescued by Jones7 د

BOOK X. — IN WHICH THE HISTORY GOES FORWARD ABOUT TWELVE HOURS

1. Chapter i. Containing instructions very necessary to be perused by modern critics4 د
2. Chapter ii. Containing the arrival of an Irish gentleman, with very extraordinary adventures which ensued at the inn9 د
3. Chapter iii. A dialogue between the landlady and Susan the chamber-maid, proper to be read by all inn-keepers and their servants; with the arrival, and affable behaviour of a beautiful young lady; which may teach10 د
4. Chapter iv. Containing infallible nostrums for procuring universal disesteem and hatred5 د
5. Chapter v. Showing who the amiable lady, and her unamiable maid, were8 د
6. Chapter vi. Containing, among other things, the ingenuity of Partridge, the madness of Jones, and the folly of Fitzpatrick7 د
7. Chapter vii. In which are concluded the adventures that happened at the inn at Upton7 د
8. Chapter viii. In which the history goes backward7 د
9. Chapter ix. The escape of Sophia12 د

BOOK XI. — CONTAINING ABOUT THREE DAYS

1. Chapter i. A crust for the critics7 د
2. Chapter ii. The adventures which Sophia met with after her leaving Upton12 د
3. Chapter iii. A very short chapter, in which however is a sun, a moon, a star, and an angel3 د
4. Chapter iv. The history of Mrs Fitzpatrick9 د
5. Chapter v. In which the history of Mrs Fitzpatrick is continued8 د
6. Chapter vi. In which the mistake of the landlord throws Sophia into a dreadful consternation6 د
7. Chapter vii. In which Mrs Fitzpatrick concludes her history13 د
8. Chapter viii. A dreadful alarm in the inn, with the arrival of an unexpected friend of Mrs Fitzpatrick11 د
9. Chapter ix. The morning introduced in some pretty writing. A stagecoach. The civility of chambermaids. The heroic temper of Sophia. Her generosity. The return to it. The departure of the company, and their7 د
10. Chapter x. Containing a hint or two concerning virtue, and a few more concerning suspicion7 د

BOOK XII. — CONTAINING THE SAME INDIVIDUAL TIME WITH THE FORMER

1. Chapter i. Showing what is to be deemed plagiarism in a modern author, and what is to be considered as lawful prize4 د
2. Chapter ii. In which, though the squire doth not find his daughter, something is found which puts an end to his pursuit6 د
3. Chapter iii. The departure of Jones from Upton, with what passed between him and Partridge on the road8 د
4. Chapter iv. The adventure of a beggar-man7 د
5. Chapter v. Containing more adventures which Mr Jones and his companion met on the road7 د
6. Chapter vi. From which it may be inferred that the best things are liable to be misunderstood and misinterpreted5 د
7. Chapter vii. Containing a remark or two of our own and many more of the good company assembled in the kitchen9 د
8. Chapter viii. In which fortune seems to have been in a better humour with Jones than we have hitherto seen her7 د
9. Chapter ix. Containing little more than a few odd observations6 د
10. Chapter x. In which Mr Jones and Mr Dowling drink a bottle together8 د
11. Chapter xi. The disasters which befel Jones on his departure for Coventry; with the sage remarks of Partridge5 د
12. Chapter xii. Relates that Mr Jones continued his journey, contrary to the advice of Partridge, with what happened on that occasion14 د
13. Chapter xiii. A dialogue between Jones and Partridge9 د
14. Chapter xiv. What happened to Mr Jones in his journey from St Albans6 د

BOOK XIII. — CONTAINING THE SPACE OF TWELVE DAYS

1. Chapter i. An Invocation5 د
2. Chapter ii. What befel Mr Jones on his arrival in London9 د
3. Chapter iii. A project of Mrs Fitzpatrick, and her visit to Lady Bellaston5 د
4. Chapter iv. Which consists of visiting4 د
5. Chapter v. An adventure which happened to Mr Jones at his lodgings, with some account of a young gentleman who lodged there, and of the mistress of the house, and her two daughters9 د
6. Chapter vi. What arrived while the company were at breakfast, with some hints concerning the government of daughters10 د
7. Chapter vii. Containing the whole humours of a masquerade9 د
8. Chapter viii. Containing a scene of distress, which will appear very extraordinary to most of our readers8 د
9. Chapter ix. Which treats of matters of a very different kind from those in the preceding chapter6 د
10. Chapter x. A chapter which, though short, may draw tears from some eyes4 د
11. Chapter xi. In which the reader will be surprized11 د
12. Chapter xii. In which the thirteenth book is concluded4 د

BOOK XIV. — CONTAINING TWO DAYS

1. Chapter i. An essay to prove that an author will write the better for having some knowledge of the subject on which he writes6 د
2. Chapter ii. Containing letters and other matters which attend amours8 د
3. Chapter iii. Containing various matters8 د
4. Chapter iv. Which we hope will be very attentively perused by young people of both sexes6 د
5. Chapter v. A short account of the history of Mrs Miller7 د
6. Chapter vi. Containing a scene which we doubt not will affect all our readers9 د
7. Chapter vii. The interview between Mr Jones and Mr Nightingale8 د
8. Chapter viii. What passed between Jones and old Mr Nightingale; with the arrival of a person not yet mentioned in this history12 د
9. Chapter ix. Containing strange matters6 د
10. Chapter x. A short chapter, which concludes the book2 د

BOOK XV. — IN WHICH THE HISTORY ADVANCES ABOUT TWO DAYS

1. Chapter i. Too short to need a preface2 د
2. Chapter ii. In which is opened a very black design against Sophia8 د
3. Chapter iii. A further explanation of the foregoing design7 د
4. Chapter iv. By which it will appear how dangerous an advocate a lady is when she applies her eloquence to an ill purpose3 د
5. Chapter v. Containing some matters which may affect, and others which may surprize, the reader11 د
6. Chapter vi. By what means the squire came to discover his daughter8 د
7. Chapter vii. In which various misfortunes befel poor Jones12 د
8. Chapter viii. Short and sweet4 د
9. Chapter ix. Containing love-letters of several sorts10 د
10. Chapter x. Consisting partly of facts, and partly of observations upon them7 د
11. Chapter xi. Containing curious, but not unprecedented matter4 د
12. Chapter xii. A discovery made by Partridge5 د

BOOK XVI

1. Chapter i. Of prologues3 د
2. Chapter ii. A whimsical adventure which befel the squire, with the distressed situation of Sophia13 د
3. Chapter iii. What happened to Sophia during her confinement6 د
4. Chapter iv. In which Sophia is delivered from her confinement8 د
5. Chapter v. In which Jones receives a letter from Sophia, and goes to a play with Mrs Miller and Partridge12 د
6. Chapter vi. In which the history is obliged to look back5 د
7. Chapter vii. In which Mr Western pays a visit to his sister, in company with Mr Blifil4 د
8. Chapter viii. Schemes of Lady Bellaston for the ruin of Jones7 د
9. Chapter ix. In which Jones pays a visit to Mrs Fitzpatrick8 د
10. Chapter x. The consequence of the preceding visit5 د

BOOK XVII

1. Chapter i. Containing a portion of introductory writing3 د
2. Chapter ii. The generous and grateful behaviour of Mrs Miller6 د
3. Chapter iii. The arrival of Mr Western, with some matters concerning the paternal authority13 د
4. Chapter iv. An extraordinary scene between Sophia and her aunt8 د
5. Chapter v. Mrs Miller and Mr Nightingale visit Jones in the prison6 د
6. Chapter vi. In which Mrs Miller pays a visit to Sophia6 د
7. Chapter vii. A pathetic scene between Mr Allworthy and Mrs Miller5 د
8. Chapter viii. Containing various matters10 د
9. Chapter ix. What happened to Mr Jones in the prison10 د

BOOK XVIII

1. Chapter i. A farewel to the reader2 د
2. Chapter ii. Containing a very tragical incident9 د
3. Chapter iii. Allworthy visits old Nightingale; with a strange discovery that he made on that occasion8 د
4. Chapter iv. Containing two letters in very different stiles6 د
5. Chapter v. In which the history is continued9 د
6. Chapter vi. In which the history is farther continued7 د
7. Chapter vii. Continuation of the history8 د
8. Chapter viii. Further continuation15 د
9. Chapter ix. A further continuation12 د
10. Chapter x. Wherein the history begins to draw towards a conclusion10 د
11. Chapter xi. The history draws nearer to a conclusion11 د
12. Chapter xii. Approaching still nearer to the end11 د
13. Chapter the last9 د

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