The History of Sir Charles Grandison

novel by Richardson

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The History of Sir Charles Grandison, epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in seven volumes in 1754. The work was his last completed novel, and it anticipated the novel of manners of such authors as Jane Austen.

Sir Charles Grandison is a gallant nobleman known for his heroic integrity and magnanimity. He rescues the honourable Harriet Byron when she is kidnapped by Sir Hargrave Pollexfen, her spurned suitor. Eventually, Grandison and Byron fall in love.

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