Project Gutenberg 2004-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 73 Richardson, Samuel 1689 1761 The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Julie C. Sparks "The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7)" by Samuel Richardson is a fictional novel written during the 18th century. This work revolves around the character of Sir Charles Grandison, an ideal gentleman whose actions and interactions with others reveal various themes such as honor, duty, and the complexities of love, particularly as they pertain to societal expectations and personal integrity. The opening of this volume introduces a series of letters that convey the evolving relationships among the characters, particularly focusing on Miss Byron and Sir Charles Grandison. Miss Byron writes to a friend, Miss Selby, sharing the distressing circumstances of Sir Charles as he bids farewell to the Porretta family in Bologna. Through his interactions, the complexity of Sir Charles's character is highlighted, contrasting his nobility with the turmoil experienced by Lady Clementina and Jeronymo. The letters exhibit emotional exchanges, reveal Sir Charles's compassionate approach in difficult situations, and foreshadow the challenges that lie ahead for both him and the affected members of the Porretta family. The narrative is steeped in sentimentality and moral reflection, characteristic of Richardson's writing style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epistolary fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 691285 691217 2024-10-06T10:13:13.445379 2023-10-06T10:55:50.188296 text/html text/html 691278 691210 2024-10-06T10:13:13.801365 2023-10-06T10:55:50.417316 text/html text/html 341306 2024-10-06T10:13:24.988336 application/epub+zip 351876 2024-10-06T10:13:17.617353 application/epub+zip 328420 2024-10-06T10:13:16.151400 application/epub+zip 647436 2024-10-06T10:13:30.369286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616834 2024-10-06T10:13:24.003300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576206 2022-09-07T13:23:07.393077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629241 629226 2024-10-06T10:13:12.886400 2023-10-06T10:55:49.790272 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 629039 2020-12-18T13:45:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233426 2020-12-18T13:45:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 629046 2020-12-18T13:45:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233422 2020-12-18T13:45:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21129 2024-10-06T10:13:30.500268 application/rdf+xml 19719 2024-10-06T10:13:16.704363 image/jpeg 4366 2024-10-06T10:13:16.421357 image/jpeg 335967 2024-10-06T10:13:13.862463 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia