Project Gutenberg 2010-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 320 Fielding, Henry 1707 1754 Gualterus, Petrus Drawcansir, Alexander, Sir Keyber, Conny Trottplaid, John Vinegar, Hercules An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Apology_for_the_Life_of_Mrs._Shamela_Andrews Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews" by Henry Fielding is a satirical novel written in the early 18th century, during the Restoration period. This book serves as a parody of Samuel Richardson's "Pamela," exposing the falsehoods and manipulations that Shamela engages in as she navigates the social elite. It critiques the themes of virtue and morality often associated with the era's literature, highlighting the hypocrisy in social and gender dynamics. The narrative unfolds through a series of letters penned by the protagonist, Shamela Andrews, a maid who skillfully maneuvers her way through romantic intrigues with men of varying social standings, including the clumsy Squire Booby and the scheming Parson Williams. Shamela, rather than embodying the moral character presented in "Pamela," reveals her cunning and manipulative nature, using her beauty and wit to secure a prosperous future for herself, often at the expense of others. The storyline leads to her eventual marriage to Squire Booby, underscoring her pragmatic approach to relationships and the dichotomy between perceived virtue and actual intent, ultimately satirizing the moralistic narratives of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761. Pamela Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761 -- Parodies, imitations, etc. PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 125865 2025-06-12T16:09:47.684075 text/html 122563 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 203332 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 290443 2025-06-12T16:09:54.640012 application/epub+zip 289739 2025-06-12T16:09:51.035033 application/epub+zip 116705 2025-06-12T16:09:49.716094 application/epub+zip 442918 2025-06-12T16:09:57.218051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421673 2025-06-12T16:09:53.781040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233842 2022-09-14T09:20:59.759432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105273 2025-06-12T16:09:47.120053 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105152 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 40934 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 105120 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 40894 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105115 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40876 2021-01-06T00:42:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22823 2025-06-12T16:09:57.372007 application/rdf+xml 15819 2025-06-12T16:09:50.282051 image/jpeg 3559 2025-06-12T16:09:49.993041 image/jpeg 284997 2025-06-12T16:09:47.718063 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia