15.)Samuel Richardson, a printer for much of his life, had not intended to be a novelist. He agreed with booksellers to write a book of lightly fictionalized model letters, offering examples of a suitable letter in various circumstances, such as requests for a loan, or condolences. He produced a sample letter from a girl suffering from the sexual attentions of her employer, followed by the father’s reply. Coming up with this exchange sparked his imagination. Richardson set the ‘letter-writer’ aside and began to write what became one of the world’s most influential best sellers: Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded. *