This study examines concepts of morality and structures of domestic relationships in Samuel Richardson's novels, situating them in the context of eighteenth-century moral writings and reader reactions. In a detailed analysis, it demonstrates that Richardson aimed at a synthesis between social hierarchy and individual liberty, patriarchy and female self-fulfilment.

Drei wunderschöne Geschichten, zum Vorlesen, selber Lesen und zum Nachdenken, illustriert mit den liebevoll gemalten Bildern von Sabine Gallas, Beatrix Priemer, Simone Höhn.