Jane Austen

Sir Charles Grandison or The Happy Man (annotated) Jane Austen

Of Sir Charles Grandison or The Happy Man by Jane Austen, 20th century literary critic Carol Flynn characterises Sir Charles Grandison as a "man of feeling who truly cannot be said to feel". Flynn claims that Grandison is filled with sexual passions that never come to light, and he represents a perfect moral character in regards to respecting others. Unlike Richardson's previous novel Clarissa, there is an emphasis on society and how moral characteristics are viewed by the public.