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Baptized August 19, 1689 • England
Died July 4, 1761 • near London • England
Notable Works “Clarissa” • “Familiar Letters on Important Occasions” • “Pamela” • “The History of Sir Charles Grandison”

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Samuel Richardson
“Pamela Asks Sir Jacob Swinford's Blessing,” illustration no. 11 for Pamela by Samuel Richardson, oil painting by Joseph Highmore, 1744; in the Tate Gallery, London
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