W. Somerset Maugham's Ten Novels and Their Authors
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Henry Fielding
5 mins to start
22 hrs to read
Book XII
Containing the same individual time with the former.
I - Showing what is to be deemed plagiarism in a modern author, and what is to be considered as lawful prize.
3 mins
II - In which, though the squire doth not find his daughter, something is found which puts an end to his pursuit.
5 mins
III - The departure of Jones from Upton, with what passed between him and Partridge on the road.
7 mins
IV - The adventure of a beggar-man.
6 mins
V - Containing more adventures which Mr. Jones and his companion met on the road.
6 mins
VI - From which it may be inferred that the best things are liable to be misunderstood and misinterpreted.
4 mins
VII - Containing a remark or two of our own and many more of the good company assembled in the kitchen.
8 mins
VIII - In which Fortune seems to have been in a better humour with Jones than we have hitherto seen her.
6 mins
IX - Containing little more than a few odd observations.
5 mins
X - In which Mr. Jones and Mr. Dowling drink a bottle together.
6 mins
XI - The disasters which befell Jones on his departure for Coventry; with the sage remarks of Partridge.
4 mins
XII - Relates that Mr. Jones continued his journey, contrary to the advice of Partridge, with what happened on that occasion.
12 mins
XIII - A dialogue between Jones and Partridge.
7 mins
XIV - What happened to Mr. Jones in his journey from St. Albans.
5 mins
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