Mary Balogh’s Slightly Married
My next Regency read is Mary Balogh’s Slightly Married, which came to my attention from NPR’s 2015 list of top 100 romances. In terms of research and plot, it was …
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Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
A recent bout of food poisoning means a sick day read: Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. I read it sometime in my adolescence and not since, but Alcott’s been on …
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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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