Delphi Complete Works of Samuel Richardson

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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