About “An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews”
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews is a satirical novella written by Henry Fielding and first published in April 1741 under the name Mr. Conny Keyber. Fielding never publicly acknowledged the work, but it is widely attributed to him. The novel was written as a direct critique of Samuel Richardson’s Pamela, published the previous year. Like Pamela, Shamela is written in epistolary form, using letters to tell the story. The work mocks the themes and characters of Pamela, offering a humorous and critical perspective on the original. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- 1741