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Tom Jones is greatly admired not only for the meticulous craft with which it was written, but also for its humor, objectivity and penetrating psychological depth. It is without a doubt one of the great contributions to the English novel, and as such will always maintain a place of honor in world literature. Through the minute examination of the motives of his characters, Henry Fielding revealed many universal truths about human nature.

Tom Jones is a splendid Hogarthian panorama of 18th-century English life and morals, encompassing both city and country, and comprising some of the greatest comic characters in British literature. First published in 1749, it was an instant success and has gone on to become a classic of its genre. Quite simply, there has never been anything like it.

Wir haben alle unfassbar viel Angst. Früher war es die Angst vor saurem Regen. Heute ist es die Angst vor Überfremdung. Oder schlimmer noch die Angst, kein Wlan zu haben. Unsere allergrößte Angst ist aber, von denen da oben belogen zu werden. Dass wir uns das getrost sparen können, zeigt Timo Wopp in seinem neuen Abendprogramm. Denn schonungslos ungefiltert illustriert er in "Moral: Eine Laune der Kultur", dass niemand uns mehr belügt als wir selbst.

Volume 2 continues our story by picking up with the flight of Sophia from her father, Squire Western, and continues the journey of Tom as he ponders his future on the road to London. In a series of tightly constructed plot twists and turns, Tom and Sophia end up at the same inn, unbeknownst to one another. Meanwhile, a plethora of new characters are introduced.