He first worked as a printer, and was nearly arrested for Jacobite sedition on multiple occasions. His first novel began as a handbook for letter-writing, which, despite explicitly professing to teach virtuous behavior, becam
He first worked as a printer, and was nearly arrested for Jacobite sedition on multiple occasions. His first novel began as a handbook for letter-writing, which, despite explicitly professing to teach virtuous behavior, became a major scandal spawning multiple parodies and continuations. In his second novel, he made use of his printing experience to portray the heroine's madness typographically. His third and final novel was the only one to have a male as its titular character, the paragon of virtue Sir Charles Grandison. FTP, name this author of Clarissa and Pamela.
He first worked as a printer, and was nearly arrested for Jacobite sedition on multiple occasions.