Tom Jones

The novel is fully annotated for undergraduate readers and is\naccompanied by a Textual Appendix and a map depicting Tom’s route\nto London.

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As in the previous edition, \“Contemporary Reactions\” by such\nnoteworthy commentators as Samuel Richardson, Samuel Johnson, and\nthe Hill sisters provide rich historical context.

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\“Criticism\” is a collection of fourteen interpretations of the\nnovel spanning the years 1826–1990 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge,\nWilliam Forsyth, Kenneth Rexroth, R. S. Crane, John Preston,\nWilliam Empson, Wayne C. Booth, Martin Battestin, Maaja A. Stewart,\nEleanor N. Hutchens, Sean Shesgreen, Frederick W. Hilles, and\nSheridan Baker.

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A new Chronology and an updated Selected Bibliography are also\nincluded.

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