“my nervous disorders will permit me to write with more impunity than to read”
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Samuel Richardson
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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culture · English writer and printer (1689–1761) · writer · novelist · prose writer · book printer · also Samuel Richardson, S. Richardson, Richardson
Born 19 August 1689 · Died 4 July 1761 · Q295941
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2026· 6 entries
“he was a good draughtsman and understood architecture”
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Our Revolution: Massachusetts State House: Jack Richardson, Evan MacKay, and Mike Connolly
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olympics.com: Athletics: How to watch Sha'Carri Richardson battle Shericka Jackson, Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Julien Alfred live at Silesia Diamond League 2026 - full schedule
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TheGrio: Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson celebrate 46 years of marriage
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The Guardian: Harriet Richardson: Creep review – a scandalous delve into shame and desire
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1900· 1 entry
And is credited with bringing "Richardson back into view as a major novelist at a time when he was no longer being read"
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1761· 1 entry
Died 1761-07-04.
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1689· 1 entry
Born 1689-08-19.
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