Top Posts of 2018
It’s the time of summing up, so let’s take a look at the top posts from the Romance MFA in 2018. By page views, here they are. 10. Romance Tropes in …
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Pulp Covers for Classic Romances
My next reading in Angelique, which came out in the 1960s. Nearly every edition shows the heroine falling out of her dress in a most scandalous fashion, so I’m expecting …
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Clergy in historical romance
As I was reading A Room With A View, which contrasts a close-minded clergyman (Mr. Eager) with an open-minded one (Mr. Beebe), it occurred to me that every book I’ve read …
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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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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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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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