Cambridge Edition of the Works of Samuel Sir Charles Grandison 4 Volume Set (Paperback)

One of the most important novels of the eighteenth-century Sir Charles Grandison [1753] shaped the English courtship novel and was loved and admired by both Jane Austen and George Eliot. The book follows the life of Sir Charles a man parallel in virtue with Richardson s female paragons Clarissa and Pamela; and a response to the fallible protagonist Tom Jones in Fielding s popular satire of moralising novels. Forming part of the first full scholarly edition of Richardson s complete works comprehensive general and textual introductions significantly revise and advance understanding of the composition and printing history of Richardson s final novel and reveal the central place of Sir Charles in the literature of the period. Including Richardson s Historical Index for the first time in any edition extensive annotations and expansive notes also give readers crucial context and provides scholars with paths to follow for future research.