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An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews
By Henry Fielding
Length1h 18m
About this audiobook
A biting parody of the sentimental novels of its time, this work reimagines the "virtue" of a popular heroine as a calculated pursuit of social climbing. Shamela uses her supposed modesty to entrap a wealthy gentleman, exposing the hypocrisy and greed beneath a facade of piety. Fielding’s sharp satire deconstructs the literary tropes of his era with hilarious and cynical precision. It is a bold, subversive take on morality and the art of the hustle.
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length1 hr 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 24, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1LETTER I.
11Shamela Andrews to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
2Shamela Andrews to Mrs. Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews at her Lodgings at the Fan and Pepper-Box in Drury-Lane.
12Parson Williams to Pamela Andrews.
3LETTER II.: Shamela Andrews to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
13LETTER X.: Shamela Andrews to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
4LETTER III.: Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews to Shamela Andrews.
14LETTER XI.: Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews to Shamela Andrews.
5LETTER IV.: Shamela Andrews to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
15LETTER XII.
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6LETTER V.: Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews to Shamela Andrews.
16Shamela Andrews to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
7LETTER VI.: Shamela Andrews to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
17Parson Williams to Squire Booby.
8LETTER VII.: Mrs. Lucretia Jervis to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
18Shamela Booby to Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews.
9LETTER VIII.: Henrietta Maria Honora Andrews to Lucretia Jervis.
19IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
10LETTER IX.
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