Buchara state university m. Bakoeva, E. Muratova, M. Ochilova english literature

su'tor, she fled from home to the protection o f the attractive Mr. 
Lovelace, 
who, once he had her in his power, declared his attention 
in 
a manner which even his virtuous upbringing could not mistake. 
Nor was he content with declarations. For when these failed, he 
forced himself upon her, and as indirect consequence of his actions, 
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died. Sir Charles Grandison was a model gentleman, who 
rescued one lady, and was betrothed to another, a situation which 
he controlled with incredible delicacy, to the apparent satisfaction 
o f all parties.
Richardson was the first novelist of the period to make so 
detailed a study o f feelings and states of mind. His epistolary 
novels “Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded “ and “Clarissa; or, the 
History o f a Young Lady” had a lasting and deep influence upon

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the history of European literature. These novels were very much 
admired in the 18th and 19th centuries. These works are too long 
to be much read today, but their influence has been enormous.
Richardson’s books brought various important, arid in some 
ways, new elements to the novel. Each o f his novels ha s a unified 
plot rather than disconnected episodes. The works established 
the theme o f courtship leading to marriage as a basic plot o f the 
novel.
All three novels by Samuel Richardson are written in the form 
of letters. The main direction o f his novels was a detailed 
description o f real people in common situations o f domestic life. 
Particularly, Richardson’s novels treat a woman’s concern for 
security, marriage, and a social role. The novelty o f form, by which