
AUTHOR'S ORIGINAL PREFACE TO VOLUME II
LETTER I
LETTER II - MY DEAREST DAUGHTER,
LETTER III - MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,
LETTER V - MY DEAREST DAUGHTER,
LETTER VI
LETTER IX - DEAR PAMELA,
LETTER X
LETTER XI - MY GOOD LADY,
LETTER XII
Through a series of intimate letters, the story follows a modest young woman who has recently entered the household of the man she loves. Writing to her parents, she describes the warm reception of the country home, the simple elegance of its rooms, and the tender moments that now fill her days. Her voice is sincere and reflective, offering a glimpse of the quiet joys and subtle anxieties that accompany her new role as a devoted wife and daughter‑in‑law.
The narrative unfolds with gentle domestic details—a renovated parlour, fragrant vines on the windows, nightingales singing at dusk—while also probing the deeper moral questions of duty, modesty, and affection. As she navigates the expectations of her position, the letters reveal her inner conflict between gratefulness for kindness and the lingering fear of losing her hard‑won virtue. The tone remains grounded, inviting listeners to share in her thoughtful, everyday triumphs and the delicate balance of love and propriety.
Language
en
Duration
~20 hours (1153K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jul 20, 2004
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1689–1761
A printer turned novelist, he helped show how intimate and emotionally powerful fiction could be. His books, told through letters, shaped the rise of the English novel and still feel strikingly personal.
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