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The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling

Fielding, Henry
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18th-century novel picaresque comedy of manners past tense third limited POV ~1,599 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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satirical comic ironic

A 18th-century novel. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count399,638
Page count~1,599 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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