Pamela written by Samuel Richardson performed by Clare Corbett on Audio CD (Unabridged)

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...

that combines eros and agape. Richardsons classic novel created a sensation upon its publication: the novels radical departure from the traditional comic plot violated convention and its portrayal of a young female servant daring to assert herself proved to be even more controversial.