Samuel Richardson

Broschiertes Buch

Pamela

Or, Virtue Rewarded

Herausgegeben: Sabor, Peter;Mitarbeit: Doody, Margaret

Beschreibung

Fifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews, alone in the world, is pursued by her dead mistress' son. Although she is attracted to Mr B, she holds out against his demands and threats of abduction and rape, determined to protect her virginity and abide by her moral standards.

Autor

Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) was born in Derbyshire, the son of a joiner. He received little formal education and in 1706 was apprenticed to a printer in London. Thirteen years later he set himself up as a stationer and printer and became of the leading figures in the trade. He printed political material, newspapers and literature. He began writing Pamela as a result of a suggestion from friends that he should compile a book of model letters for use by unskilled writers. Pamela was a great success and went on to write Clarissa, one of the masterpieces of European literature.  Margaret Anne Doody is a professor of Literature at the University of Notre Dame and has published widely on in literary criticism.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 40932
• 1980.
• Seitenzahl: 537
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 1980
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 128mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780140431407
• ISBN-10: 0140431403
• Artikelnr.: 12909767