Foundling
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Foundling or The Foundling may refer to:
Places
[edit]- Foundling hospital, an institution where abandoned children were cared for
- Foundling Hospital, Dublin, founded 1704
- Foundling Hospital, Cork, founded 1737
- Foundling Hospital, founded 1739 in London
- Foundling Museum, a museum telling the story of the London Foundling Hospital
Literature
[edit]- The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain, a prequel to Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain
- The Foundling (Heyer novel), a 1948 novel by Georgette Heyer
- The Foundling (Leary novel), a 2022 novel by Ann Leary
- The Foundling (play), a 1748 play by Edward Moore
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a 1749 novel by Henry Fielding
- Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling, the first book of the Monster Blood Tattoo fantasy trilogy by D. M. Cornish
Music
[edit]- Foundling (album), the ninth studio album by David Gray
- "Foundling", the album's title track
- The Foundling (album), a 2010 album by Mary Gauthier
- "Foundling" (Cardiacs song), 1996
- "Foundling", a song by the Unthanks from Mount the Air
Film
[edit]- The Foundling (1915 film), a silent film directed by John B. O'Brien
- The Foundling (1916 film), a remake of the 1915 film, also directed by O'Brien
- The Foundling (1940 film), a 1940 comedy drama
Other uses
[edit]- An abandoned child, see child abandonment
- New York Foundling, a child welfare agency
- Foundlings (Noon Universe), characters in the fictional Noon Universe created by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
- "Chapter 20: The Foundling"