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Samuel Richardson (baptised 19 August 1689 – 4 July 1761 [1]) was an English writer and printer known for three epistolary novels: Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady (1748) and The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753).
Jun 30, 2024 · Samuel Richardson was an English novelist who expanded the dramatic possibilities of the novel by his invention and use of the letter form (“epistolary novel”). His major novels were Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747–48). Richardson was 50 years old when he wrote Pamela, but of his first 50 years.
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel first published in 1740 by the English writer Samuel Richardson. Considered one of the first true English novels, it serves as Richardson's version of conduct literature about marriage.
May 9, 2016 · Samuel Richardson, Inventor of the Modern Novel | The New Yorker. A Critic at Large. The Man Who Made the Novel. By Adelle Waldman. May 9, 2016. Richardson was an accidental novelist, and an...
Clarissa, epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in installments in 1747–48. Among the longest English novels ever written (more than a million words), the book has secured a place in literary history for its tremendous psychological insight.
Discover Samuel Richardson famous and rare quotes. Share Samuel Richardson quotations about heart, children and husband. "Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk..."
Pamela, novel in epistolary style by Samuel Richardson, published in 1740 and based on a story about a servant and the man who, failing to seduce her, marries her. Pamela Andrews is a 15-year-old servant. On the death of her mistress, her mistress’s son, “Mr. B,” begins a series of stratagems.
With his virtuoso handling of epistolary narration, and the psychological and circumstantial realism made possible by his technical innovations, Samuel Richardson (b. 1689–d. 1761) has long been seen as a pioneer of the modern novel.
Sep 28, 2012 · Summary. Samuel Richardson had a simple story to tell about the invention of the epistolary novel, a genre that embodies its narrative in fictional letters. By the age of fifty he had established himself in business as one of the leading master printers in London, and was also known in the trade for his ability to write good copy; he ...
Nov 15, 2002 · Samuel Richardson, the first, in order of time, of the great English novelists, was born in 1689 and died at London in 1761. He was a printer by trade, and rose to be master of the Stationers’ Company.
