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

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
he revealed his narrative through letters, came by accident, but,