Henry-Fielding

1、Henry FieldingThe Greatest novelist of the 18th centuryHis Life Born in 1707 Educated in Eton School and took a degree at the University of Leyden in 1728 Married Charlotte Cradock in 1735 Lived extravagantly Studied law and gained his living by writing Wrote Joseph Andrews, in A magistrate of Westm

2、inster in 1748 Left England for Portugal for his health in 1754 Died in Lisbon in 1754.His works Joseph Andrews Jonathan Wild Tom Jones Amelia The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon 1. Why Tom Jones was an illegitimate child? 2. Who adopted Tom? What is their relationship? 3. Why Blifil hated Tom? 4. Why

3、 Sophia fleed away from home? 5. What happened to Tom in his journey to London? 6.What happened when Bilifils intrigues laid bare? 7. Why , do you think, Squire Western consents to Sophias marriage to Tom?www.L Jones Mr. Allworthy Toms Uncle Miss Bridget Toms mother Blifil Toms half brother Sophia T

4、oms sweetheart Mr. Western Sophias father some 40 Characters appear in Tom Jones. These vivacious figure constitute a whole gallery and mark a great success of English realistic literatrue Tom Jones, a handsome young man. He is frank and open, though quick-tempered, devoid of malice. His outstanding quality is good-nature. He is far from being a model character. He lives