For however it may seem a paradox, or even a contradiction, certain it is, that great philanthropy chiefly inclines us to avoid and detest mankind; not on account so much of their private and selfish vices, but for those of a relative kind; such as envy, malice, treachery, cruelty, with every other species of malevolence.

(… says the man of the hill in #Fielding, #TomJones)

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#Fielding #TomJones about philosophers @bookstodon

My Sunday evening citation, reflecting on today’s news
(#Fielding #TomJones b. 3 ch. 9 init.) @bookstodon @marphurius

My Sunday evening citation, reflecting on today’s news
(#Fielding #TomJones b. 3 ch. 9 init.) @bookstodon @marphurius

My Sunday evening citation, reflecting on today’s news
(#Fielding #TomJones b. 3 ch. 9 init.) @bookstodon @marphurius

Not a bad candidate for the best preface to a novel: #Fielding #TomJones chapter 1 || @bookstodon

I started to read Tom Jones in my late teens, I don't think I every finished it. I started to ready it because I liked the character of Tom as portrayed in a TV adaptation. Tom is vigorous, drunken, yet good hearted. I guess I aspired to that at the time.

One thing I enjoyed about Fielding's work was his ability to summarize the chapter in a sentence or two for the title. Reading the chapter feels more relaxing when you know up front what's going to happen.

I enjoy content warnings on Mastodon for the same reason and indent to make mine as Fielding-eque as possible.

#cw #fielding #tomjones #culture #mastodon

Tom Moran's 10 Greatest #Novels of All Time
1) The Tale of Genji by Lady
#Murasaki
2) Don Quixote by Miguel de #Cervantes Saavedra
3) Tom Jones by Henry #Fielding
4) The Dream of the Red Chamber (a.k.a. The Story of the Stone) by Ts’ao Hsueh-ch’in
5) Vanity Fair by William Makepeace #Thackeray
6) War and Peace by Leo #Tolstoy
7) Sentimental Education by Gustave #Flaubert
8) The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor #Dostoyevsky
9) In Search of Lost Time by Marcel #Proust
10) Ulysses by James #Joyce