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Samuel Richardson

English writer and printer (1689–1761)

  • Fame54.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia5.2K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1689–1761, aged 72United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomWritersWriter / Author
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    45 languages
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  • Era
    1689–1761
    Aged 72
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Updated 2026-06-20

Samuel Richardson was an English writer and printer known for three epistolary novels: Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady (1748) and The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753). He printed almost 500 works, including journals and magazines, working periodically with the London bookseller Andrew Millar.

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54.0
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Historical23.6
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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