Samuel Richardsons epistolary novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, published in 1740, tells the story of a young womans resistance to the desires of her predatory master. Pamela is determined to protect her virginity and remain a paragon of virtue; however, the heroines moral principles only strengthen the resolve of Mr B and Pamela soon finds herself imprisoned against her will. The young womans affection for her captor gradually grows and she becomes aware of a love...
Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942. His response was to begin a commando campaign of such lethal effectiveness that the Japanese deployed an entire regiment against him, hunting for him as they did for no other. He was wounded, and racked by tropical disease. His companions were killed, or captured...