Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded Paperback - 1981
by Samuel Richardson; Peter Sabor (Editor); Introduction by Margaret Anne Doody
Summary
‘I cannot be patient, I cannot be passive, when my virtue is in danger’
Fifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews, alone and unprotected, is relentlessly pursued by her dead mistress’s son. Although she is attracted to young Mr B., she holds out against his demands and threats of abduction and rape, determined to defend her virginity and abide by her own moral standards. Psychologically acute in its investigations of sex, freedom and power, Richardson’s first novel caused a sensation when it was first 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 its hero.
This edition incorporates all the revisions made by Richardson in his lifetime. Margaret A. Doody’s introduction discusses the genre of epistolary novels, and examines characterization, the role of women and class differences in Pamela.
First line
Ihave great trouble, and some comfort, to acquaint you with.
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- Title Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded
- Author Samuel Richardson; Peter Sabor (Editor); Introduction by Margaret Anne Doody
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: repri
- Pages 544
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date February 26, 1981
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780140431407 / 0140431403
- Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 7.82 x 5.36 x 0.96 in (19.86 x 13.61 x 2.44 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects England, Love stories
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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