Oxford World's Classics Pamela; Or, Virtue Rewarded, (Paperback)

from penelopemarzec

I read this book because it was a bestseller after it was published in 1740. I read it because it was the first novel of its kind. As a romance writer, I was curious about it. As a writer of historicals, I wanted to study the style of the language of that time. I can't say it was easy to read. Th...

from SeriousGrace

To read Pamela Andrews's's letters to her parents you have to surmise she is a really good girl. Who, as a fifteen year old maidservant, sends money home to his or her parents these days? Exactly. Keep in mind this was written in 1740. Back to Good Girl Pamela. The trouble doesn't really begin fo...

from penelopemarzec

I read it because it was a bestseller after it was published in 1740. I read it because it was the first novel of its kind. As a romance writer, I was curious about it. As a writer of historicals, I wanted to study the style of the language of that time. I can't say this book was easy to read. Th...

from stillatim

Well, look, I wouldn't suggest anyone read this. It's feels even longer than it is, and he's not exactly Jane Austen with the style. But it's worth having read, I think; and I look forward to reading parodies of it (Fielding's Shamela, for instance) with the pain of having read this behind me.

from starbox

I was prompted to read this when I acquired a Henry Frielding send-up of the work- "Shamela"- and thought I'd better acquaint myself with the original first. Written in 1740, this is one of the first English novels. This is the narrative (written - often furtively to her esteemed but lowly parent...