884584 Illustration for \'Pamela\', by Samuel Richardson, 1742 (engraving) by Gravelot, Hubert Francois (1699-1773); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr. B. eavesdropping on Pamela\'s conversations with Mrs. Jervis. Here, he listens as Pamela shows her "bundles" (bags full of clothing) to her elder friend. Regarded as the first novel in English or the first modern novel. The story of a beautiful 15-year-old maidservant named Pamela Andrews, whose country landowner master, Mr. B, makes unwanted advances towards her after the death of his mother. After attempting unsuccessfully to seduce and rape her, her virtue is eventually rewarded when he sincerely proposes an equitable marriage to her.); French, out of copyright.