Tom Jones review

Tom Jones is a novel.  Of that there is no doubt.  Depending on how you define “novel,” it may be the first “novel.” Probably not, though.  For no particular reason, I define “novel” more broadly, so Robinson Crusoe get the honor. The novel (Tom Jones, not Robinson Crusoe) is divided into 18 books, and the first chapter in each book is an address from the Author to the Reader in which all sorts of asides and digressions and commentary are supplied.  So, in discussing Tom Jones, it … [Read more...] about The Problem of Not Being Dickens