Quote of the day
The original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.
Samuel Richardson
Born: August 19, 1689
Died: July 4, 1761 (aged 71)
Bio: Samuel Richardson was an 18th-century English writer and printer. He is best known for his three epistolary novels: Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded, Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady and The History of Sir Charles Grandison.
Known for:
- Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740)
- Clarissa - (1748)
- The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753)
- The novels of Samuel Richardson