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"The History of Outcast Tom Jones" is Fielding's greatest masterpiece. The work tells the story of illegitimate son Tom Jones' search for true love. Allworthy was a kind, generous and wealthy squire who adopted the abandoned baby Tom Jones. His sister's son Bliphi also lived at home and was the legal heir to O's property. Bliphi regarded Tom as a thorn in the side of his uncle's inheritance and tried every means to slander Tom's honor. Finally, Tom was kicked out of the house by Allworthy who did not know the truth, and began a series of sad and happy adventures. The social background of the novel is very broad. The first six volumes are about the countryside, the middle six volumes are about the journey from the countryside to London, and the last six volumes are about London. The author has created more than fifty characters from all walks of life, ranging from landlords and nobles to soldiers and gangsters. Through the words, deeds, thoughts and feelings of various people, he reveals the broad social reality and summarizes the overall picture of British social life at that time. At the same time, through the description of the fate and interrelationships of various characters, he profoundly demonstrates human nature and expresses the humanitarian ideal that good will triumph over evil. "The History of Outcast Tom Jones" also has high achievements in art. The famous British poet Coleridge believed that the plot of this work is one of the most perfect plots in all literature, and its structure is a model for British novels. This book contains a complete set of nearly thirty color and black-and-white illustrations created by the famous American illustrator Lawrence Beall Smith for the novel, which is of great collection value.

The work tells the story of illegitimate son Tom Jones' search for true love. Walworth was a kind, generous and wealthy squire who adopted an abandoned baby named Tom Jones. His sister's son, Bulliffe, also lived at home and was the legal heir to Walworth's property. Bulliffey regarded Tom as a thorn in the side of his uncle's inheritance and tried every means to slander Tom's honor. Finally, Tom was kicked out of the house by Walworth, who did not know the truth, and began a series of sad and happy adventures.