Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (English Pamela, or Virtue rewarded ) is an epistolary novel by the English writer Samuel Richardson, which was first published in 1740.

The novel tells the story of a beautiful but penniless 15 -year-old maid named Pamela Andrews. Their master, the noble Mr. B., makes her unwanted advances after the death of his mother, as their maid, she had worked since the age of twelve years. Mr. B. is entranced by the sight of her, her innocence and intelligence, but his social position prevents him, first, to propose their marriage. He takes you on one of his estates, where he tries to seduce her and rape. She resists his temptations, and refuses to become his mistress, but realizes gradually that they are in love with him. Having intercepted and read her letters to her parents, he falls even more in her innocent intelligence and her constant attempts to escape. Your virtue is eventually rewarded when he shows his honesty and it represents a marriage proposal. In the second part of the novel, Pamela attempts to adapt to the behavior of the upper strata of society and build a successful relationship with her husband.

The book, originally created as an educational novel, was soon after its appearance at an extremely popular best sellers, although some sites were criticized as suggestive. It was translated into French by Abbé Prévost and adapted by Carlo Goldoni for the Italian stage. In England it is suggested to numerous parodies, including Shamela and Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding and Richardson's rival Anti- Pamela of Eliza Haywood.

Expenditure

• English: Samuel Richardson: Pamela, or, Virtue Rewarded. Penguin Classic, 1980. ISBN 978-0-14-043140-7