| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-8页 |
| Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction of both Writers and their Works | 第11-17页 |
| ·Henry Fielding and The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling | 第11-14页 |
| ·Ch'ien Chung-shu and Fortress Besieged | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter 2 Influence of Tom Jones Upon Ch'ien Chung-shu | 第17-44页 |
| ·Consistency of Both Writers' Views on Literary Composing | 第18-25页 |
| ·On the Literary Artistic Technique | 第18-21页 |
| ·On the Parade of Learning | 第21-24页 |
| ·On the Phony Critics | 第24-25页 |
| ·Ch'ien's Appreciation of Tom Jones | 第25-44页 |
| ·Limited Views: Essays on Ideas and Letters and Tom Jones | 第25-27页 |
| ·Fortress Besieged and Tom Jones | 第27-44页 |
| ·Literary Genre | 第27-29页 |
| ·Form and Structure | 第29-32页 |
| ·Insight into Human Nature | 第32-37页 |
| ·Portrayal of the Essentials of Protagonists | 第37-40页 |
| ·Non-heroic Heroes | 第37-38页 |
| ·Dilemma in Love-hate Relationship | 第38-40页 |
| ·Congeniality in Language Style | 第40-44页 |
| ·Serious and Jocular Tone | 第40-42页 |
| ·Luxuriant Figurative Devices | 第42-43页 |
| ·Irony | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 3 Ch'ien Chung-shu's Literary Originality | 第44-59页 |
| ·Literary Technique | 第45-50页 |
| ·The Voice of the Narrator | 第45-47页 |
| ·Thought Presentation | 第47-50页 |
| ·Exhibited Patterns of Human Nature | 第50-54页 |
| ·Character Pattern-Contrast vs Fair | 第50-52页 |
| ·Marriage Pattern-Romantic vs Undesirable | 第52-54页 |
| ·Design on Destiny of Characters | 第54-56页 |
| ·Final State of Destiny-Optimistic vs Pessimistic | 第54-56页 |
| ·Blend of Tradition and Innovation | 第56-59页 |
| ·Combination of Chinese-Western Literary Expressional Manner | 第57-59页 |
| Conclusion | 第59-61页 |
| Major Bibliographical References | 第61-64页 |
