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 →

I have finished Clarissa! *moons Samuel Richardson*

by Lucy

Oi! Sam! I bet you thought your giant book would beat me, but no! *cocks a snook* And by virtue of this blog, I have been able to look back and see when… 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 →

A never-ending book and the pen of divorce

by Lucy

I am on page 1000! With normal books, written by non-crazy people who weren’t Samuel Richardson, this might signal getting somewhere, but nope, I’m only two-thirds of the way through. Basically, to summarise… 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 →

Dammit, Lovelace. You’ve ruined the whole book.

by Lucy

Ruined it. Trashed it. If I met you I’d punch you in the face. With a brick. A brick tied to an anvil. *spoiler alert* If you are not yet up to the… 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 →

Samuel Richardson: Blessed with the ability to cram 100 pages of action into 750 pages

by Lucy

I bet that’s his writing hat. I need a writing hat. I shall knit one forthwith. But more importantly, 750 pages is halfway! Hot dog! The end of the second longest book in… Continue reading →

OMG Clarissa, get over yourself

by Lucy

So, to recap, it’s the 1740s and Clarissa’s evil family want her to marry Wormtail from Harry Potter, whilst a man called Robert Lovelace, or Robert McHottie as I shall now call him,… Continue reading →