History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Chapter the last -- In which the history is concluded. To the Honourable GEORGE LYTTLETON, ESQ; One of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. Sir, Notwithstanding your const...

CONTAINING AS MUCH OF THE BIRTH OF THE FOUNDLING AS IS NECESSARY OR PROPER TO ACQUAINT THE READER WITH IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS HISTORY....

The introduction to the work, or bill of fare to the feast. An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one wh...

A short description of squire Allworthy, and a fuller account of Miss Bridget Allworthy, his sister. In that part of the western division of this kingdom which is commonly called ...

An odd accident which befel Mr Allworthy at his return home. The decent behaviour of Mrs Deborah Wilkins, with some proper animadversions on bastards. I have told my reader, in th...

The reader's neck brought into danger by a description; his escape; and the great condescension of Miss Bridget Allworthy. The Gothic stile of building could produce nothing noble...

Containing a few common matters, with a very uncommon observation upon them. When her master was departed, Mrs Deborah stood silent, expecting her cue from Miss Bridget; for as to...

Mrs Deborah is introduced into the parish with a simile. A short account of Jenny Jones, with the difficulties and discouragements which may attend young women in the pursuit of le...

Containing such grave matter, that the reader cannot laugh once through the whole chapter, unless peradventure he should laugh at the author. When Jenny appeared, Mr Allworthy too...

A dialogue between Mesdames Bridget and Deborah; containing more amusement, but less instruction, than the former. When Mr Allworthy had retired to his study with Jenny Jones, as ...

Containing matters which will surprize the reader. Jenny returned home well pleased with the reception she had met with from Mr Allworthy, whose indulgence to her she industriousl...

The hospitality of Allworthy; with a short sketch of the characters of two brothers, a doctor and a captain, who were entertained by that gentleman. Neither Mr Allworthy's house, ...

Containing many rules, and some examples, concerning falling in love: descriptions of beauty, and other more prudential inducements to matrimony. It hath been observed, by wise me...

Containing what the reader may, perhaps, expect to find in it. In all bargains, whether to fight or to marry, or concerning any other such business, little previous ceremony is re...

Which concludes the first book; with an instance of ingratitude, which, we hope, will appear unnatural. The reader, from what hath been said, may imagine that the reconciliation (...

CONTAINING SCENES OF MATRIMONIAL FELICITY IN DIFFERENT DEGREES OF LIFE; AND VARIOUS OTHER TRANSACTIONS DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS AFTER THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN CAPTAIN BLIFIL AND MISS...

Showing what kind of a history this is; what it is like, and what it is not like. Though we have properly enough entitled this our work, a history, and not a life; nor an apology ...

Religious cautions against showing too much favour to bastards; and a great discovery made by Mrs Deborah Wilkins. Eight months after the celebration of the nuptials between Capta...

The description of a domestic government founded upon rules directly contrary to those of Aristotle. My reader may please to remember he hath been informed that Jenny Jones had li...

Containing one of the most bloody battles, or rather duels, that were ever recorded in domestic history. For the reasons mentioned in the preceding chapter, and from some other ma...

Containing much matter to exercise the judgment and reflection of the reader. I believe it is a true observation, that few secrets are divulged to one person only; but certainly, ...

The trial of Partridge, the schoolmaster, for incontinency; the evidence of his wife; a short reflection on the wisdom of our law; with other grave matters, which those will like b...

A short sketch of that felicity which prudent couples may extract from hatred: with a short apology for those people who overlook imperfections in their friends. Though the captai...

A receipt to regain the lost affections of a wife, which hath never been known to fail in the most desperate cases. The captain was made large amends for the unpleasant minutes wh...

A proof of the infallibility of the foregoing receipt, in the lamentations of the widow; with other suitable decorations of death, such as physicians, &c., and an epitaph in the tr...

CONTAINING THE MOST MEMORABLE TRANSACTIONS WHICH PASSED IN THE FAMILY OF MR ALLWORTHY, FROM THE TIME WHEN TOMMY JONES ARRIVED AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN, TILL HE ATTAINED THE AGE OF NI...

Containing little or nothing. The reader will be pleased to remember, that, at the beginning of the second book of this history, we gave him a hint of our intention to pass over s...

The heroe of this great history appears with very bad omens. A little tale of so LOW a kind that some may think it not worth their notice. A word or two concerning a squire, and mo...

The character of Mr Square the philosopher, and of Mr Thwackum the divine; with a dispute concerning---- The name of this gentleman, who had then resided some time at Mr Allworthy...

Containing a necessary apology for the author; and a childish incident, which perhaps requires an apology likewise. Before I proceed farther, I shall beg leave to obviate some mis...

The opinions of the divine and the philosopher concerning the two boys; with some reasons for their opinions, and other matters. It is probable, that by disclosing this secret, wh...

Containing a better reason still for the before-mentioned opinions. It is to be known then, that those two learned personages, who have lately made a considerable figure on the th...

In which the author himself makes his appearance on the stage. Though Mr Allworthy was not of himself hasty to see things in a disadvantageous light, and was a stranger to the pub...

A childish incident, in which, however, is seen a good-natured disposition in Tom Jones. The reader may remember that Mr Allworthy gave Tom Jones a little horse, as a kind of smar...

Containing an incident of a more heinous kind, with the comments of Thwackum and Square. It hath been observed by some man of much greater reputation for wisdom than myself, that ...

In which Master Blifil and Jones appear in different lights. Master Blifil fell very short of his companion in the amiable quality of mercy; but he as greatly exceeded him in one ...

Containing five pages of paper. As truth distinguishes our writings from those idle romances which are filled with monsters, the productions, not of nature, but of distempered bra...

A short hint of what we can do in the sublime, and a description of Miss Sophia Western. Hushed be every ruder breath. May the heathen ruler of the winds confine in iron chains th...

Wherein the history goes back to commemorate a trifling incident that happened some years since; but which, trifling as it was, had some future consequences. The amiable Sophia wa...

Containing such very deep and grave matters, that some readers, perhaps, may not relish it. Square had no sooner lighted his pipe, than, addressing himself to Allworthy, he thus b...

Containing matter accommodated to every taste. “Parva leves capiunt animos--Small things affect light minds,” was the sentiment of a great master of the passion of love. And certa...

An apology for the insensibility of Mr Jones to all the charms of the lovely Sophia; in which possibly we may, in a considerable degree, lower his character in the estimation of th...

Being the shortest chapter in this book. Her mother first perceived the alteration in the shape of Molly; and in order to hide it from her neighbours, she foolishly clothed her in...

A battle sung by the muse in the Homerican style, and which none but the classical reader can taste. Mr Western had an estate in this parish; and as his house stood at little grea...

Containing matter of no very peaceable colour. Molly had no sooner apparelled herself in her accustomed rags, than her sisters began to fall violently upon her, particularly her e...

A story told by Mr Supple, the curate. The penetration of Squire Western. His great love for his daughter, and the return to it made by her. The next morning Tom Jones hunted with...

The narrow escape of Molly Seagrim, with some observations for which we have been forced to dive pretty deep into nature. Tom Jones had ridden one of Mr Western's horses that morn...

Containing much clearer matters; but which flowed from the same fountain with those in the preceding chapter. The reader will be pleased, I believe, to return with me to Sophia. S...

A dreadful accident which befel Sophia. The gallant behaviour of Jones, and the more dreadful consequence of that behaviour to the young lady; with a short digression in favour of ...

The arrival of a surgeon.--His operations, and a long dialogue between Sophia and her maid. When they arrived at Mr Western's hall, Sophia, who had tottered along with much diffic...

Of the SERIOUS in writing, and for what purpose it is introduced. Peradventure there may be no parts in this prodigious work which will give the reader less pleasure in the perusi...

In which Mr Jones receives many friendly visits during his confinement; with some fine touches of the passion of love, scarce visible to the naked eye. Tom Jones had many visitors...

Which all who have no heart will think to contain much ado about nothing. The reader will perhaps imagine the sensations which now arose in Jones to have been so sweet and delicio...

A little chapter, in which is contained a little incident. Among other visitants, who paid their compliments to the young gentleman in his confinement, Mrs Honour was one. The rea...

A very long chapter, containing a very great incident. But though this victorious deity easily expelled his avowed enemies from the heart of Jones, he found it more difficult to s...

By comparing which with the former, the reader may possibly correct some abuse which he hath formerly been guilty of in the application of the word love. The infidelity of Molly, ...

In which Mr Allworthy appears on a sick-bed. Mr Western was become so fond of Jones that he was unwilling to part with him, though his arm had been long since cured; and Jones, ei...

Containing matter rather natural than pleasing. Besides grief for her master, there was another source for that briny stream which so plentifully rose above the two mountainous ch...

Which, among other things, may serve as a comment on that saying of Aeschines, that “drunkenness shows the mind of a man, as a mirrour reflects his person.” The reader may perhaps...

Showing the truth of many observations of Ovid, and of other more grave writers, who have proved beyond contradiction, that wine is often the forerunner of incontinency. Jones ret...

In which a simile in Mr Pope's period of a mile introduces as bloody a battle as can possibly be fought without the assistance of steel or cold iron. As in the season of _rutting_...

In which is seen a more moving spectacle than all the blood in the bodies of Thwackum and Blifil, and of twenty other such, is capable of producing. The rest of Mr Western's compa...

Of love. In our last book we have been obliged to deal pretty much with the passion of love; and in our succeeding book shall be forced to handle this subject still more largely. ...

The character of Mrs Western. Her great learning and knowledge of the world, and an instance of the deep penetration which she derived from those advantages. The reader hath seen ...

Containing two defiances to the critics. The squire having settled matters with his sister, as we have seen in the last chapter, was so greatly impatient to communicate the propos...

Containing sundry curious matters. As soon as Mr Allworthy returned home, he took Mr Blifil apart, and after some preface, communicated to him the proposal which had been made by ...

In which is related what passed between Sophia and her aunt. Sophia was in her chamber, reading, when her aunt came in. The moment she saw Mrs Western, she shut the book with so m...

Containing a dialogue between Sophia and Mrs Honour, which may a little relieve those tender affections which the foregoing scene may have raised in the mind of a good-natured read...

A picture of formal courtship in miniature, as it always ought to be drawn, and a scene of a tenderer kind painted at full length. It was well remarked by one (and perhaps by more...

The meeting between Jones and Sophia. Jones departed instantly in quest of Sophia, whom he found just risen from the ground, where her father had left her, with the tears tricklin...

Being of a much more tempestuous kind than the former. Before we proceed with what now happened to our lovers, it may be proper to recount what had past in the hall during their t...

In which Mr Western visits Mr Allworthy. Mr Allworthy was now retired from breakfast with his nephew, well satisfied with the report of the young gentleman's successful visit to S...

A short chapter; but which contains sufficient matter to affect the good-natured reader. It was Mr Allworthy's custom never to punish any one, not even to turn away a servant, in ...

Containing love-letters, &c. Jones was commanded to leave the house immediately, and told, that his clothes and everything else should be sent to him whithersoever he should order...

The behaviour of Sophia on the present occasion; which none of her sex will blame, who are capable of behaving in the same manner. And the discussion of a knotty point in the court...

A short chapter, containing a short dialogue between Squire Western and his sister. Mrs Western had been engaged abroad all that day. The squire met her at her return home; and wh...

A comparison between the world and the stage. The world hath been often compared to the theatre; and many grave writers, as well as the poets, have considered human life as a grea...

Containing a conversation which Mr Jones had with himself. Jones received his effects from Mr Allworthy's early in the morning, with the following answer to his letter:-- “SIR,...

Containing several dialogues. The morning in which Mr Jones departed, Mrs Western summoned Sophia into her apartment; and having first acquainted her that she had obtained her lib...

A picture of a country gentlewoman taken from the life. Mr Western having finished his holla, and taken a little breath, began to lament, in very pathetic terms, the unfortunate c...

The generous behaviour of Sophia towards her aunt. Sophia kept silence during the foregoing speech of her father, nor did she once answer otherwise than with a sigh; but as he und...

Containing great variety of matter. The squire overtook his sister just as she was stepping into the coach, and partly by force, and partly by solicitations, prevailed upon her to...

A strange resolution of Sophia, and a more strange stratagem of Mrs Honour. Though Mrs Honour was principally attached to her own interest, she was not without some little attachm...

Containing scenes of altercation, of no very uncommon kind. Mrs Honour had scarce sooner parted from her young lady, than something (for I would not, like the old woman in Quevedo...

The wise demeanour of Mr Western in the character of a magistrate. A hint to justices of peace, concerning the necessary qualifications of a clerk; with extraordinary instances of ...

Containing several matters, natural enough perhaps, but low. The reader will be pleased to remember, that we left Mr Jones, in the beginning of this book, on his road to Bristol; ...

The adventure of a company of soldiers. The landlord having taken his seat directly opposite to the door of the parlour, determined to keep guard there the whole night. The guide ...

The adventure of a company of officers. The lieutenant, whom we mentioned in the preceding chapter, and who commanded this party, was now near sixty years of age. He had entered v...

Containing the great address of the landlady, the great learning of a surgeon, and the solid skill in casuistry of the worthy lieutenant. When the wounded man was carried to his b...

A most dreadful chapter indeed; and which few readers ought to venture upon in an evening, especially when alone. Jones swallowed a large mess of chicken, or rather cock, broth, w...

The conclusion of the foregoing adventure. Besides the suspicion of sleep, the lieutenant harboured another and worse doubt against the poor centinel, and this was, that of treach...

A wonderful long chapter concerning the marvellous; being much the longest of all our introductory chapters. As we are now entering upon a book in which the course of our history ...

of charity to objects whose only recommendations were their merits, or their wants; that he was most industrious in searching after merit in distress, most eager to relieve it, and...

In which the landlady pays a visit to Mr Jones. When Jones had taken leave of his friend the lieutenant, he endeavoured to close his eyes, but all in vain; his spirits were too li...

In which the surgeon makes his second appearance. Before we proceed any farther, that the reader may not be mistaken in imagining the landlady knew more than she did, nor surprize...

In which is introduced one of the pleasantest barbers that was ever recorded in history, the barber of Bagdad, or he in Don Quixote, not excepted. The clock had now struck five wh...

A dialogue between Mr Jones and the barber. This conversation passed partly while Jones was at dinner in his dungeon, and partly while he was expecting the barber in the parlour. ...

In which more of the talents of Mr Benjamin will appear, as well as who this extraordinary person was. In the morning Jones grew a little uneasy at the desertion of his surgeon, a...

Containing better reasons than any which have yet appeared for the conduct of Partridge; an apology for the weakness of Jones; and some further anecdotes concerning my landlady. T...

Jones arrives at Gloucester, and goes to the Bell; the character of that house, and of a petty-fogger which he there meets with. Mr Jones and Partridge, or Little Benjamin (which ...

Containing several dialogues between Jones and Partridge, concerning love, cold, hunger, and other matters; with the lucky and narrow escape of Partridge, as he was on the very bri...

In which our travellers meet with a very extraordinary adventure. Just as Jones and his friend came to the end of their dialogue in the preceding chapter, they arrived at the bott...

In which the Man of the Hill begins to relate his history. “I was born in a village of Somersetshire, called Mark, in the year 1657. My father was one of those whom they call gent...

In which the Man of the Hill continues his history. “I had now regained my liberty,” said the stranger; “but I had lost my reputation; for there is a wide difference between the c...

In which the foregoing story is farther continued. “My fellow-collegiate had now entered me in a new scene of life. I soon became acquainted with the whole fraternity of sharpers,...

In which the Man of the Hill concludes his history. “Mr Watson,” continued the stranger, “very freely acquainted me, that the unhappy situation of his circumstances, occasioned by...

A brief history of Europe; and a curious discourse between Mr Jones and the Man of the Hill. “In Italy the landlords are very silent. In France they are more talkative, but yet ci...

Of those who lawfully may, and of those who may not, write such histories as this. Among other good uses for which I have thought proper to institute these several introductory ch...

Containing a very surprizing adventure indeed, which Mr Jones met with in his walk with the Man of the Hill. Aurora now first opened her casement, _Anglice_ the day began to break...

The arrival of Mr Jones with his lady at the inn; with a very full description of the battle of Upton. Though the reader, we doubt not, is very eager to know who this lady was, an...

In which the arrival of a man of war puts a final end to hostilities, and causes the conclusion of a firm and lasting peace between all parties. A serjeant and a file of musquetee...

An apology for all heroes who have good stomachs, with a description of a battle of the amorous kind. Heroes, notwithstanding the high ideas which, by the means of flatterers, the...

A friendly conversation in the kitchen, which had a very common, though not very friendly, conclusion. While our lovers were entertaining themselves in the manner which is partly ...

Containing a fuller account of Mrs Waters, and by what means she came into that distressful situation from which she was rescued by Jones. Though Nature hath by no means mixed up ...

Containing instructions very necessary to be perused by modern critics. Reader, it is impossible we should know what sort of person thou wilt be; for, perhaps, thou may'st be as l...

Containing the arrival of an Irish gentleman, with very extraordinary adventures which ensued at the inn. Now the little trembling hare, which the dread of all her numerous enemie...

A dialogue between the landlady and Susan the chamber-maid, proper to be read by all inn-keepers and their servants; with the arrival, and affable behaviour of a beautiful young la...

Containing infallible nostrums for procuring universal disesteem and hatred. The lady had no sooner laid herself on her pillow than the waiting-woman returned to the kitchen to re...

Showing who the amiable lady, and her unamiable maid, were. As in the month of June, the damask rose, which chance hath planted among the lilies, with their candid hue mixes his v...

Containing, among other things, the ingenuity of Partridge, the madness of Jones, and the folly of Fitzpatrick. It was now past five in the morning, and other company began to ris...

In which are concluded the adventures that happened at the inn at Upton. In the first place, then, this gentleman just arrived was no other person than Squire Western himself, who...

In which the history goes backward. Before we proceed any farther in our history, it may be proper to look a little back, in order to account for the extraordinary appearance of S...

The escape of Sophia. It is now time to look after Sophia; whom the reader, if he loves her half so well as I do, will rejoice to find escaped from the clutches of her passionate ...

A crust for the critics. In our last initial chapter we may be supposed to have treated that formidable set of men who are called critics with more freedom than becomes us; since ...

The adventures which Sophia met with after her leaving Upton. Our history, just before it was obliged to turn about and travel backwards, had mentioned the departure of Sophia and...

A very short chapter, in which however is a sun, a moon, a star, and an angel. The sun (for he keeps very good hours at this time of the year) had been some time retired to rest w...

The history of Mrs Fitzpatrick. Mrs Fitzpatrick, after a silence of a few moments, fetching a deep sigh, thus began: “It is natural to the unhappy to feel a secret concern in rec...

In which the history of Mrs Fitzpatrick is continued. “We remained at Bath no longer than a fortnight after our wedding; for as to any reconciliation with my aunt, there were no h...

In which the mistake of the landlord throws Sophia into a dreadful consternation. Mrs Fitzpatrick was proceeding in her narrative when she was interrupted by the entrance of dinne...

In which Mrs Fitzpatrick concludes her history. While Mrs Honour, in pursuance of the commands of her mistress, ordered a bowl of punch, and invited my landlord and landlady to pa...

A dreadful alarm in the inn, with the arrival of an unexpected friend of Mrs Fitzpatrick. Sophia now, at the desire of her cousin, related--not what follows, but what hath gone be...

The morning introduced in some pretty writing. A stagecoach. The civility of chambermaids. The heroic temper of Sophia. Her generosity. The return to it. The departure of the compa...

Containing a hint or two concerning virtue, and a few more concerning suspicion. Our company, being arrived at London, were set down at his lordship's house, where, while they ref...

Showing what is to be deemed plagiarism in a modern author, and what is to be considered as lawful prize. The learned reader must have observed that in the course of this mighty w...

In which, though the squire doth not find his daughter, something is found which puts an end to his pursuit. The history now returns to the inn at Upton, whence we shall first tra...

The departure of Jones from Upton, with what passed between him and Partridge on the road. At length we are once more come to our heroe; and, to say truth, we have been obliged to...

The adventure of a beggar-man. Just as Partridge had uttered that good and pious doctrine, with which the last chapter concluded, they arrived at another cross-way, when a lame fe...

Containing more adventures which Mr Jones and his companion met on the road. Our travellers now walked so fast, that they had very little time or breath for conversation; Jones me...

From which it may be inferred that the best things are liable to be misunderstood and misinterpreted. A violent uproar now arose in the entry, where my landlady was well cuffing h...

Containing a remark or two of our own and many more of the good company assembled in the kitchen. Though the pride of Partridge did not submit to acknowledge himself a servant, ye...

In which fortune seems to have been in a better humour with Jones than we have hitherto seen her. As there is no wholesomer, so perhaps there are few stronger, sleeping potions th...

Containing little more than a few odd observations. Jones had been absent a full half-hour, when he returned into the kitchen in a hurry, desiring the landlord to let him know tha...

In which Mr Jones and Mr Dowling drink a bottle together. Mr Dowling, pouring out a glass of wine, named the health of the good Squire Allworthy; adding, “If you please, sir, we w...

The disasters which befel Jones on his departure for Coventry; with the sage remarks of Partridge. No road can be plainer than that from the place where they now were to Coventry;...

Relates that Mr Jones continued his journey, contrary to the advice of Partridge, with what happened on that occasion. They now discovered a light at some distance, to the great p...

A dialogue between Jones and Partridge. The honest lovers of liberty will, we doubt not, pardon that long digression into which we were led at the close of the last chapter, to pr...

What happened to Mr Jones in his journey from St Albans. They were got about two miles beyond Barnet, and it was now the dusk of the evening, when a genteel-looking man, but upon ...

An Invocation. Come, bright love of fame, inspire my glowing breast: not thee I will call, who, over swelling tides of blood and tears, dost bear the heroe on to glory, while sigh...

What befel Mr Jones on his arrival in London. The learned Dr Misaubin used to say, that the proper direction to him was _To Dr_ Misaubin, _in the World_; intimating that there wer...

A project of Mrs Fitzpatrick, and her visit to Lady Bellaston. When Mrs Fitzpatrick retired to rest, her thoughts were entirely taken up by her cousin Sophia and Mr Jones. She was...

Which consists of visiting. Mr Jones had walked within sight of a certain door during the whole day, which, though one of the shortest, appeared to him to be one of the longest in...

An adventure which happened to Mr Jones at his lodgings, with some account of a young gentleman who lodged there, and of the mistress of the house, and her two daughters. The next...

What arrived while the company were at breakfast, with some hints concerning the government of daughters. Our company brought together in the morning the same good inclinations to...

Containing the whole humours of a masquerade. Our cavaliers now arrived at that temple, where Heydegger, the great Arbiter Deliciarum, the great high-priest of pleasure, presides;...

Containing a scene of distress, which will appear very extraordinary to most of our readers. Jones having refreshed himself with a few hours' sleep, summoned Partridge to his pres...

Which treats of matters of a very different kind from those in the preceding chapter. In the evening Jones met his lady again, and a long conversation again ensued between them: b...

A chapter which, though short, may draw tears from some eyes. Mr Jones was just dressed to wait on Lady Bellaston, when Mrs Miller rapped at his door; and, being admitted, very ea...

In which the reader will be surprized. Mr Jones was rather earlier than the time appointed, and earlier than the lady; whose arrival was hindered, not only by the distance of the ...

In which the thirteenth book is concluded. The elegant Lord Shaftesbury somewhere objects to telling too much truth: by which it may be fairly inferred, that, in some cases, to li...

An essay to prove that an author will write the better for having some knowledge of the subject on which he writes. As several gentlemen in these times, by the wonderful force of ...

Containing letters and other matters which attend amours. Jones had not been long at home before he received the following letter:-- “I was never more surprized than when I fou...

Containing various matters. Jones was no sooner alone than he eagerly broke open his letter, and read as follows:-- “Sir, it is impossible to express what I have suffered since...

Which we hope will be very attentively perused by young people of both sexes. Partridge had no sooner left Mr Jones than Mr Nightingale, with whom he had now contracted a great in...

A short account of the history of Mrs Miller. Jones this day eat a pretty good dinner for a sick man, that is to say, the larger half of a shoulder of mutton. In the afternoon he ...

Containing a scene which we doubt not will affect all our readers. Mr Jones closed not his eyes during all the former part of the night; not owing to any uneasiness which he conce...

The interview between Mr Jones and Mr Nightingale. The good or evil we confer on others very often, I believe, recoils on ourselves. For as men of a benign disposition enjoy their...

What passed between Jones and old Mr Nightingale; with the arrival of a person not yet mentioned in this history. Notwithstanding the sentiment of the Roman satirist, which denies...

Containing strange matters. At his return to his lodgings, Jones found the situation of affairs greatly altered from what they had been in at his departure. The mother, the two da...

A short chapter, which concludes the book. The long absence of the uncle and nephew had occasioned some disquiet in the minds of all whom they had left behind them; and the more, ...

Too short to need a preface. There are a set of religious, or rather moral writers, who teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery, in this world. A ve...

destruction, the devil, or some other evil spirit, one perhaps cloathed in human flesh, was hard at work to make him completely miserable in the ruin of his Sophia. This therefore...

In which is opened a very black design against Sophia. I remember a wise old gentleman who used to say, “When children are doing nothing, they are doing mischief.” I will not enla...

A further explanation of the foregoing design. Though the reader may have long since concluded Lady Bellaston to be a member (and no inconsiderable one) of the great world; she wa...

By which it will appear how dangerous an advocate a lady is when she applies her eloquence to an ill purpose. When Lady Bellaston heard the young lord's scruples, she treated them...

Containing some matters which may affect, and others which may surprize, the reader. The clock had now struck seven, and poor Sophia, alone and melancholy, sat reading a tragedy. ...

By what means the squire came to discover his daughter. Though the reader, in many histories, is obliged to digest much more unaccountable appearances than this of Mr Western, wit...

In which various misfortunes befel poor Jones. Affairs were in the aforesaid situation when Mrs Honour arrived at Mrs Miller's, and called Jones out from the company, as we have b...

Short and sweet. Notwithstanding all the obligations she had received from Jones, Mrs Miller could not forbear in the morning some gentle remonstrances for the hurricane which had...

Containing love-letters of several sorts. Mr Jones, at his return home, found the following letters lying on his table, which he luckily opened in the order they were sent. ...

Consisting partly of facts, and partly of observations upon them. The letter then which arrived at the end of the preceding chapter was from Mr Allworthy, and the purport of it wa...

Containing curious, but not unprecedented matter. There was a lady, one Mrs Hunt, who had often seen Jones at the house where he lodged, being intimately acquainted with the women...

A discovery made by Partridge. While Jones was exulting in the consciousness of his integrity, Partridge came capering into the room, as was his custom when he brought, or fancied...

Of prologues. I have heard of a dramatic writer who used to say, he would rather write a play than a prologue; in like manner, I think, I can with less pains write one of the book...

A whimsical adventure which befel the squire, with the distressed situation of Sophia. We must now convey the reader to Mr Western's lodgings, which were in Piccadilly, where he w...

What happened to Sophia during her confinement. The landlady of the house where the squire lodged had begun very early to entertain a strange opinion of her guests. However, as sh...

In which Sophia is delivered from her confinement. The squire and the parson (for the landlord was now otherwise engaged) were smoaking their pipes together, when the arrival of t...

In which Jones receives a letter from Sophia, and goes to a play with Mrs Miller and Partridge. The arrival of Black George in town, and the good offices which that grateful fello...

In which the history is obliged to look back. It is almost impossible for the best parent to observe an exact impartiality to his children, even though no superior merit should bi...

In which Mr Western pays a visit to his sister, in company with Mr Blifil. Mrs Western was reading a lecture on prudence, and matrimonial politics, to her niece, when her brother ...

Schemes of Lady Bellaston for the ruin of Jones. Love had taken too deep a root in the mind of Lord Fellamar to be plucked up by the rude hands of Mr Western. In the heat of resen...

In which Jones pays a visit to Mrs Fitzpatrick. The reader may now, perhaps, be pleased to return with us to Mr Jones, who, at the appointed hour, attended on Mrs Fitzpatrick; but...

The consequence of the preceding visit. Mr Fitzpatrick having received the letter before mentioned from Mrs Western, and being by that means acquainted with the place to which his...

Containing a portion of introductory writing. When a comic writer hath made his principal characters as happy as he can, or when a tragic writer hath brought them to the highest p...

The generous and grateful behaviour of Mrs Miller. Mr Allworthy and Mrs Miller were just sat down to breakfast, when Blifil, who had gone out very early that morning, returned to ...

The arrival of Mr Western, with some matters concerning the paternal authority. Mrs Miller had not long left the room when Mr Western entered; but not before a small wrangling bou...

An extraordinary scene between Sophia and her aunt. The lowing heifer and the bleating ewe, in herds and flocks, may ramble safe and unregarded through the pastures. These are, in...

Mrs Miller and Mr Nightingale visit Jones in the prison. When Mr Allworthy and his nephew went to meet Mr Western, Mrs Miller set forwards to her son-in-law's lodgings, in order t...

In which Mrs Miller pays a visit to Sophia. Access to the young lady was by no means difficult; for, as she lived now on a perfect friendly footing with her aunt, she was at full ...

A pathetic scene between Mr Allworthy and Mrs Miller. Mrs Miller had a long discourse with Mr Allworthy, at his return from dinner, in which she acquainted him with Jones's having...

Containing various matters. Before we return to Mr Jones, we will take one more view of Sophia. Though that young lady had brought her aunt into great good humour by those soothi...

What happened to Mr Jones in the prison. Mr Jones passed about twenty-four melancholy hours by himself, unless when relieved by the company of Partridge, before Mr Nightingale ret...

A farewel to the reader. We are now, reader, arrived at the last stage of our long journey. As we have, therefore, travelled together through so many pages, let us behave to one a...

Containing a very tragical incident. While Jones was employed in those unpleasant meditations, with which we left him tormenting himself, Partridge came stumbling into the room wi...

Allworthy visits old Nightingale; with a strange discovery that he made on that occasion. The morning after these things had happened, Mr Allworthy went, according to his promise,...

Containing two letters in very different stiles. “MY WORTHY FRIEND,--I informed you in my last that I was forbidden the use of the waters, as they were found by experience rat...

In which the history is continued. Mr Allworthy, in his last speech, had recollected some tender ideas concerning Jones, which had brought tears into the good man's eyes. This Mrs...

In which the history is farther continued “Sure, friend,” said the good man, “you are the strangest of all human beings. Not only to have suffered as you have formerly for obstina...

Continuation of the history. Mrs Waters remaining a few moments silent, Mr Allworthy could not refrain from saying, “I am sorry, madam, to perceive, by what I have since heard, th...

Further continuation. The gentleman who now arrived was no other than Mr Western. He no sooner saw Allworthy, than, without considering in the least the presence of Mrs Waters, he...

A further continuation. Allworthy took an opportunity, whilst he was in the chair, of reading the letter from Jones to Sophia, which Western delivered him; and there were some exp...

Wherein the history begins to draw towards a conclusion. When Allworthy returned to his lodgings, he heard Mr Jones was just arrived before him. He hurried therefore instantly int...

The history draws nearer to a conclusion. When Mr Western was departed, Jones began to inform Mr Allworthy and Mrs Miller that his liberty had been procured by two noble lords, wh...

Approaching still nearer to the end. Jones, being now completely dressed, attended his uncle to Mr Western's. He was, indeed, one of the finest figures ever beheld, and his person...