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'''Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded''' was a novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1740. From the name of the [[heroine]], it has developed the meaning of a girl of low degree, who resists [[temptation]] and reclaims her would-be [[seduce]]r.<ref>{{Nuttall|Pamela}}</ref> | '''Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded''' was a novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1740. From the name of the [[heroine]], it has developed the meaning of a girl of low degree, who resists [[temptation]] and reclaims her would-be [[seduce]]r.<ref>{{Nuttall|Pamela}}</ref> | ||
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| + | It is an important novel in literary history because it is one of the first examples of the epistolary form. Although somewhat turgid and less than realistic to the casual reader, it offers a valuable insight into the way women were perceived and expected to behave during the eighteenth century. | ||
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Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded was a novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1740. From the name of the heroine, it has developed the meaning of a girl of low degree, who resists temptation and reclaims her would-be seducer.[1]
It is an important novel in literary history because it is one of the first examples of the epistolary form. Although somewhat turgid and less than realistic to the casual reader, it offers a valuable insight into the way women were perceived and expected to behave during the eighteenth century.
References
- ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Pamela originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood