Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded
by Samuel Richardsonliterary work· published 1740
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"Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded is perhaps the most influential novel published in Britain in the eighteenth century. On its first publication in 1740, it became an immediate bestseller. Its epistolary structure, tight plotting and didactic message were praised, imitated, but also criticised and satirised. This new critical edition of Samuel Richardson's first novel features an authoritative text based on the first edition, general and textual introductions, extensive explanatory notes and textual apparatus. Appendices provide bibliographical descriptions of all lifetime editions as well as the editions of 1801 and 1810, Richardson's introduction to the second edition (fully annotated), and the illustrations and Richardson's index from the octavo edition.
Adaptations (2)
Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded has been adapted 2 times, across film and television series, from 1973 to 2003. The most recent is Elisa di Rivombrosa (2003).
Mistress Pamela1973 · film · 91 min · dir. Jim O'Connolly · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4Loosely bases on Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela or Virtue Rewarded, this is the story of Pamela who goes to work in the kitchen of Lord Devenish who is determined to rape her.
Elisa di Rivombrosa2003 · television series · 3 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.6Set in Piemonte of Carlo Emanuele III, Elisa di Rivombrosa tells the love story between Count Fabrizio Ristori and the maid Elisa Scalzi, lady companion of countess Agnes, mother of Fabrizio. The couple will face many difficulties, intrigues of all kinds, a mockery of fate and various misfortunes.
