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Pamela By Samuel Richardson (Paperback, 1980)
Samuel Richardson's Pamela is a captivating story of one young woman's rebellion against the social order edited by Peter Sabor with an introduction by Margaret A Doody in Penguin ClassicsFifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews alone in the world is pursued by her dead mistress's son Although she is attracted to Mr B she holds out against his demands and threats of abduction and rape determined to protect her virginity and abide by her moral standards Psychologically acute in its explorations of sex freedom and power Richardson's first novel caused a sensation when it was published with its depiction of a servant heroine who dares to assert herself Richly comic and full of lively scenes and descriptions Pamela contains a diverse cast of characters ranging from the vulgar and malevolent Mrs Jewkes
to the aggressive but awkward country squire who serves this unusual love story as both its villain and heroIn her introduction Margaret Ann Doody discusses the epistolary genre of novels and examines the role of women and class differences This edition based on the 1801 text and incorporating corrections made in 1810 makes Richardson's final version of the two-volume generally available for the first timeSamuel Richardson (1689-1761) was born in Derbyshire the son of a joiner He received little formal education but in 1706 was apprenticed to a London printer going on to become a leading figure of the trade in the capital Pamela originated as a volume of model letters for unskilled letter-writers but as Richardson became more fascinated by the characters in his letters than the letters
themselves the germ of a novel began to emerge Upon its publication in 1740 Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded became a national sensationIf you enjoyed Pamela you might like Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders also available in Penguin Classics
to the aggressive but awkward country squire who serves this unusual love story as both its villain and heroIn her introduction Margaret Ann Doody discusses the epistolary genre of novels and examines the role of women and class differences This edition based on the 1801 text and incorporating corrections made in 1810 makes Richardson's final version of the two-volume generally available for the first timeSamuel Richardson (1689-1761) was born in Derbyshire the son of a joiner He received little formal education but in 1706 was apprenticed to a London printer going on to become a leading figure of the trade in the capital Pamela originated as a volume of model letters for unskilled letter-writers but as Richardson became more fascinated by the characters in his letters than the letters
themselves the germ of a novel began to emerge Upon its publication in 1740 Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded became a national sensationIf you enjoyed Pamela you might like Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders also available in Penguin Classics
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