Complete 7 volumes. 'The History of Sir Charles Grandison; in a series of letters' by English writer Samuel Richardson, author of 'Pamela' and 'Clarissa'. Commonly called 'Sir Charles Grandison' it is an epistolary novel first published in February 1753. The book was a response to Henry Fielding's 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling' which parodied the morals presented in Richardson's previous novels. The novel follows the story of Harriet Byron who is pursued by Sir Hargrave Pollexfen. After she rejects Pollexfen, he kidnaps her, and she is only freed when Sir Charles Grandison comes to her rescue. After his appearance, the novel focuses on his history and life, and he becomes its central figure. Used: grey-blue paper over board covers, and browned paper over hinges and spine. Title printed on paper label glued to each spine. Three volumes have lost paper spine coverings, the rest spine paper worn top and bottom. All edges worn, corners bumped, and corner tips abraded. Binding