Bibliograph

Pamela,, or, Virtue rewarded, Samuel Richardson ; edited with explanatory notes by Thomas Keymer and Alice Wakely ; with an introduction by Thomas Keymer

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Pamela,, or, Virtue rewarded, Samuel Richardson ; edited with explanatory notes by Thomas Keymer and Alice Wakely ; with an introduction by Thomas Keymer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxviii-xliii)

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Pamela,

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bibliography

Oclc number

223948994

Responsibility statement

Samuel Richardson ; edited with explanatory notes by Thomas Keymer and Alice Wakely ; with an introduction by Thomas Keymer

Series statement

Oxford world's classics

Sub title

or, Virtue rewarded

Summary

Based on actual events, Pamela is the story of a young girl who goes to work in a private residence and finds herself pursued by her employer's son, described as a 'gentleman of free principles.' Unfolding through letters, the novel depicts with much feeling Pamela's struggles to decide how to respond to her would-be seducer and to determine her place in society

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