Although raised and taught to love virtue by the Squire Allworthy, Tom Jones tries to do good but finds himself unable to control his temper and appetite for food, drink, and women. Eventually getting kicked out of Allworthy's estate and being separated from his true love, Sophia Western, Tom begins his journey from the English countryside to London. Along the way he meets various people, experiences adventure, discovers his true parentage, and finally...

Abandoned as a baby, rescued and adopted by a country gentleman, Tom Jones grows up kind, handsome, free-spirited, and very popular with the ladies. But he cannot escape his lowly birth. When he falls in love with the bright, beautiful heiress Sophia Western, and she falls in love with him, their families unite against the match. They both end up in London, facing the wiles and whims of Sophia's aunt, the beguiling but dangerous Lady Bellaston, who...