Sarah read ‘Pamela’, so I don’t have to

by Lucy

I have been looking at novellas recently, books that can be read in a couple of hours or one very long bath, and came across An Apology for the Life of Mrs Shamela… Continue reading →

Why the balloons?

by Sarah

I have finished ‘Pamela’ – hoorah! I’ve been ploughing through it for months and it has oppressed me like a low-lying cloud of impending rain. The master’s relentless chasing and traumatising of Pamela… Continue reading →

I’m Sorry Pamela, I Just Can’t Take It Any More.

by Sarah

I’m in complete chaos. I have so many books on the go that it feels like a traffic jam of books and none of them are shifting. There’s a dangerously unstable pile of… Continue reading →

Pamela already had it bad, but now it’s Apocalypse Cow

by Sarah

I’ll be the first to admit that my progress with Samuel Richardson’s ‘Pamela‘ has been slow-going, but recently events have ramped up a gear and I have been experiencing anxiety for Pamela on… Continue reading →

‘Pamela’ and the Off-side Rule have more in common than you’d think.

by Sarah

I’m still ploughing my way through Samuel Richardson’s ‘Pamela’ and things are hotting up. With her virtue still miraculously intact, Pamela is finally allowed to escape the wandering hands and ruinous intent of… Continue reading →

A Fate Worse than Death? Really?

by Sarah

With my HardBookHabit partner in crime, Lucy determinedly ploughing through ‘Clarissa’, I thought it was time I knuckled down and tackled old Sammy Richardson myself. I plumped for the comparatively lightweight ‘Pamela’, clocking… Continue reading →