Samuel Richardson
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Samuel Richardson was an English writer and printer known for three epistolary novels: Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded, Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady and The History of Sir Charles Grandison.
Portrait by Joseph Highmore, 1750
Portrait of Samuel Richardson by Joseph Highmore. National Portrait Gallery, Westminster, England.
Samuel Richardson reading aloud the manuscript of Sir Charles Grandison to a group of friends in 1751. Coloured Engraving by Miss Highmore. National Portrait Gallery, Westminster, England.
Title page of Pamela
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
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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 o
Samuel Richardson
…Samuel Richardson (baptised 19 August 1689 – 4 July 1761) was an English writer and printer known for three epistolary novels: Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady (1748) and The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753). He printed almost 500 works, including journals…
First edition title page
Illustration from a 1741 pirated edition
Pamela Fainting by Joseph Highmore (April 1743)