Samuel Richardson (Classic Reprint) ~ Paperback ~ Sheila Kaye Smith

Excerpt from Samuel Richardson The chief interest of an author's life generally lies in its relation to his writings, and it is scarcely remarkable that where life and work touch most intimately the finest flash of achievement should be the result. There is, however, a rather rare type of author whose experience runs a quiet course apart from his expression - at no point can we find any contact, the whole trend of the one might be altered without influencing a hair's-breadth the character of the other. Richardson is a most perfect example of this class. It is interesting to compare him with representatives of the "life and experience" type, Defoe, Fielding, Smollett, and, in more recent times, Charlotte Bronte. The last, perhaps, offers the best points of comparison, for her life was in every respect as quiet, monotonous, even dull, as Richardson's own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.