The 18th century work 'Tom Jones" was written by whom ?
Correct answer: B. Henry Fielding
- A. Samuel Johnson
- B. Henry Fielding
- C. John Donne
- D. Tobias Smollett
Explanation
Tom Jones, published in 1749, is the major comic novel by Henry Fielding. Samuel Johnson was chiefly a critic and essayist, while Smollett wrote other eighteenth-century novels such as The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.
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