Project Gutenberg 2004-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 148 Richardson, Samuel 1689 1761 The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Sir_Charles_Grandison 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.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Epistolary fiction England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 691398 2025-06-21T22:07:24.818216 text/html 691278 691210 2024-11-06T10:13:53.431488 2023-10-06T10:55:50.417316 text/html text/html 341290 2025-06-21T22:07:46.785190 application/epub+zip 351798 2025-06-21T22:07:34.975146 application/epub+zip 328343 2025-06-21T22:07:29.283257 application/epub+zip 647371 2025-06-21T22:07:56.801109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616692 2025-06-21T22:07:45.742148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576206 2022-09-07T13:23:07.393077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629192 2025-06-21T22:07:24.084275 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609319 2024-10-28T20:53:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11835 2025-06-21T22:07:56.980057 application/rdf+xml 19719 2025-06-21T22:07:34.058186 image/jpeg 4366 2025-06-21T22:07:33.778153 image/jpeg 336023 2025-06-21T22:07:24.876245 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia