The Correspondence of Samuel Richardson
Author of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir Charles Grandison

The first edited collection of the correspondence of novelist Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), published in 1804.

Samuel Richardson (Author), Anna Laetitia Barbauld (Edited by)

9781108034074, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 November 2011

414 pages, 1 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg

Samuel Richardson (1689–1761), the English writer and printer best known for his epistolary novels, including Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1748), had preserved copies of his extensive correspondence with a view to its eventual publication, and these volumes, edited by Anna Laetitia Barbauld and first published in 1804, contain her selection from his papers. Richardson became a printer's apprentice in 1706 and for the rest of his life managed a successful printing business in addition to writing his highly popular and influential novels. After the success of Pamela, Richardson regularly corresponded with leading contemporary literary figures including Henry Fielding and Samuel Johnson. The letters provide fascinating insights into Richardson's life and literary and social activities, as well as discussions of current affairs. Volume 1 contains a biography of Richardson by Mrs Barbauld; this is followed by his correspondence with friends such as Aaron Hill and the Scots printer William Strahan.

Life of Richardson
Correspondence with Aaron Hill
Letter from Mr. Warburton
Correspondence with Mr. Strahan
Correspondence with Mr. Harris
Correspondence with Mr. Cave
Letter from Lord Orrery
Correspondence with the Rev. S. Lobb, and Mr. W. Lobb, jun.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]