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| Author | Henry Fielding |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Satire, Parody |
| Publisher | A. Dodd |
Publication date | 4 April 1741 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Historical Register for the Year 1736 (1737) |
| Followed by | Joseph Andrews (1742) |
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, or simply Shamela, as it is more commonly known, is a satirical burlesque novella by English writer Henry Fielding. It was first published in April 1741 under the name of Mr. Conny Keyber. Fielding never admitted to writing the work, but it is widely considered to be his.[1] It is a direct attack on the then-popular novel Pamela (1740) by Fielding's contemporary and rival Samuel Richardson and is composed, like Pamela, in epistolary form.
- ^ Hawley, Judith (1999), "Note on the text", Joseph Andrews and Shamela, London: Penguin Books.