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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

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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Author
Samuel Richardson
Genre
Epistolary novel Psychological
Publication date
1740
Publisher
Messrs Rivington & Osborn
Followed by
Pamela in her Exalted Condition
Language
English

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related to Allusions and references from other works · 62
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → Amanda, Amis, Another, Baker, BBC Radio, Bessie's, Both, Brontë, Captain York, Charlotte, Clarissa, Diana, Doctor Montague, Elizabeth Bennet, Fraser, Freedland, Gabaldon, Gabaldon's, Georgette, Girl Like You
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → Doody, Introduction, London, Margaret Anne, Messrs Rivington, Osborn, Pamela, Richardson, Samuel, Samuel Richardson's Pamela, Viking Press, Virtue Rewarded
related to External links · 6
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → England, Media, Pamela, Virtue Rewarded, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → Samuel Richardson
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → Pamela in her Exalted Condition
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → Epistolary novel Psychological
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → English
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → 1740
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → England
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Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded → Messrs Rivington & Osborn

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Pamela; or, Virtue RewardedAuthorSamuel Richardson1.00infobox
Pamela; or, Virtue RewardedFollowed byPamela in her Exalted Condition1.00infobox
Pamela; or, Virtue RewardedGenreEpistolary novel Psychological1.00infobox
Pamela; or, Virtue RewardedLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Pamela; or, Virtue RewardedPublication date17401.00infobox
Pamela; or, Virtue RewardedPublication placeEngland1.00infobox
Pamela; or, Virtue RewardedPublisherMessrs Rivington & Osborn1.00infobox
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewardedis aepistolary novel first published in 1740 by the English writer Samuel Richardson0.90text
gender rolesinstance ofshed light on social issues that transcended the novel for the time0.80text
early false-imprisonmentinstance ofshed light on social issues that transcended the novel for the time0.80text
and class barriers present in the eighteenth century.Richardson highlights a theme of naivetyinstance ofshed light on social issues that transcended the novel for the time0.80text
illustrated through the eyes of Pamelainstance ofshed light on social issues that transcended the novel for the time0.80text

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