nov 6, 1739 - 'Pamela...', Samuel Richardson

Description:

'...Or Virtue Rewarded'
epistolary novel

Pamela, youg virtuous maidservant, rejetcs the advances of Mr B (her libertine master). Little by little, we sense her growing attraction to him. Recognizing Pamela's exceptional virtue, Mr B reforms and proposes marriage to her.
Success, captivating for middle class who discovered a mirror of their own world. The novel also offered a subtle analysis of the heroine's emotions and, since there was no outside narrator, allowed the reader to judge her own self-analysis and responses