About the book: 2023 / The epic novel of the outstanding English writer of the 18th century Henry Fielding (1707–1754) was created according to the classic for that time plot, designed to show that the nobility of the family is not at all a guarantee of spiritual nobility, and low origin does not mean that a person is only capable of baseness. “The Story of Tom Jones” tells about an orphan youth who is brought up in a family of aristocrats and, despite his dubious origin , shows all the qualities of a true gentleman: unselfishness, honesty and sincerity. As it should be in such a story, it is precisely these qualities that will help the main character find happiness, and everyone who stood in the way will suffer a fair punishment... But it was not this banal plot that made Fielding’s work a classic of English literature. “The Story of Tom Jones” is a realistic and sometimes funny picture of English life and customs of that time.