Complete Works of Samuel Richardson (Delphi Classics)

Samuel Richardson & Delphi Classics

Book 6 of Delphi Series Five

Language: English

Publisher: Delphi Classics

Published: Dec 15, 2009

Description:

Regarded by some as the leading novelist of the Eighteenth Century, Samuel Richardson is best known for his epistolary novels, which changed the course of English literature. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Samuel Richardson, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Richardson’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 4 novels, with individual contents tables
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The complete translation of AESOP’S FABLES, first time in digital print
* Special numerical and alphabetical contents tables for the fables
* Includes Richardson’s non-fiction, with rare essays - spend hours exploring the author’s wide range of texts
* Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Richardson’s contribution to literature
* Features two biographies, including Thomson’s seminal study - discover Richardson’s literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Novels
PAMELA; OR, VIRTUE REWARDED
PAMELA IN HER EXALTED CONDITION
CLARISSA; OR THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG LADY
THE HISTORY OF SIR CHARLES GRANDISON

The Fables
AESOP’S FABLES

The Non-Fiction
THE INFIDEL CONVICTED
THE APPRENTICE’S VADE MECUM
THE SEASONABLE EXAMINATION OF THE PLEAS AND PRETENSIONS
LETTERS WRITTEN TO AND FOR PARTICULAR FRIENDS
A TOUR THRO’ THE WHOLE ISLAND OF GREAT BRITAIN
COPY OF LETTER TO A LADY, WHO WAS SOLICITOUS FOR AN ADDITIONAL VOLUME TO THE HISTORY OF SIR CHARLES GRANDISON
ANSWER TO A LETTER FROM A FRIEND
SIX ORIGINAL LETTERS UPON DUELLING
PREFACE TO AUBIN: A COLLECTION OF ENTERTAINING HISTORIES AND NOVELS

The Poetry
A VERSE FROM THE GENTLEMAN S MAGAZINE

The Criticism
REMARKS ON CLARISSA, &c. by Sarah Fielding
THE ENGLISH NOVELISTS by William Hazlitt

The Biographies
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL RICHARDSON by Sir Walter Scott
SAMUEL RICHARDSON: A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL STUDY by Clara Linklater Thomson

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