Sir Charles Grandison (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Samuel Richardson
- First Published: 1753
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fiction of manners
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Epistolary literature
- Subjects: Love or romance, Marriage, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Letter writing, Moral conditions, Sick persons, Italy or Italians
- Locales: London, England, Bologna, Italy, Northamptonshire, England
Characters Discussed
Sir Charles Grandison, an English baronet and the hero of a novel whose author, after writing two novels concerned with men who are rakes, was trying to present a picture of a truly virtuous character. The honorable Sir Charles rescues Harriet Byron from the clutches of Sir Hargrave Pollexfen and takes her to his country house as his sister. Although his family and friends favor his marriage to Harriet, he feels honor bound to Lady Clementina della Porretta, who has a claim on his affection. When Lady Clementina finally refuses him, he feels free to ask for...
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