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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.
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- Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761
- English
- Tapio Riikonen and David Widger
- Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
Pamela resists, and soon afterward Mr. B offers marriage—an outcome that Richardson presents as a reward for her virtue. The second half of the novel shows Pamela winning over those who had disapproved of the misalliance.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
One of the most important inspirations for Pamela may have been the anonymously published Vertue Rewarded —in addition to its similarities with Pamela’s subtitle, the work of prose fiction also deals with a young woman of low status who tries to reform a wealthy libertine who isn’t interested in marriage.
Nov 15, 2002 · But I’ll tell you, Pamela, why you need not take this matter in such high disdain!—You have a very pretty romantic turn for virtue, and all that.—And I don’t suppose but you’ll hold it still: and nobody will be able to prevail upon you.
Despite some initial reluctance, however, Pamela eventually uses her virtue and beauty to win over the gentry—even Lady Davers—and become a respected member of society. After marrying Mr. B, Pamela obtains a lot of money and uses most of it for charity, paying back the servants who helped her, giving some to the local poor, and arranging ...
Jul 10, 2024 · Samuel Richardson's first full-length work of prose fiction, Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded, was published anonymously on 6 November 1740 in two small duodecimo volumes; it became an instant bestseller and cultural event.
