Comparing Jane Eyre with Pamela
As I continue my reading, I’m very curious to see how each work compares and contrasts to those which came before. Part of this project is about tracing the evolution …
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Romance Tropes in Jane Eyre
Following on Pride and Prejudice, I’m looking at another classic romance: Jane Eyre. I’ll give you the quick details in case you don’t already know them, and then I’ll look …
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Pride and Prejudice and Pamela: Comparing Austen and Richardson
In reading Pride and Prejudice, I inevitably found myself still thinking of Pamela, my previous reading, and comparing Austen and Richardson. There are probably many dissertations written about Richardson’s influence on Austen, …
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Lessons from Pride and Prejudice
If Austen was writing today, particularly if she were an indie romance author, Pride and Prejudice would be an entire series. Jane and Bingley would get a full novel, as …
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Romance Tropes in Pride and Prejudice
In our second syllabus reading, let’s do a quick rundown on Austen’s classic novel then look for romance genre tropes in Pride and Prejudice. Book details: Title: Pride and Prejudice …
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Spoilers! Sally Godfrey is the surprise ending of Pamela
I’m sharing how Pamela ends because the average reader may never get this far, but there’s suddenly an exciting and interesting subplot at the very end. I mean, not the …
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Mr B’s Rules of Marriage, as summarized by Pamela
Please note, dear reader, that these rules of marriage are provided in diverting conversation four days after their marriage. So, after she’s stuck with him. Some do indeed seem reasonable, …
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Why I don’t like Pamela
The more I think about Pamela, the less I feel I can identify with any characters across the gulf of time. I really don’t like Mr B, but I don’t …
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