Pamela is an epistolary novel that follows the life of fifteen-year-old maid Pamela Andrews, the object of obsession of her master Mr. B. As she rebuffs his advances, Mr. B kidnaps Pamela and locks her away, although she continually refuses his romantic propositions. Mr. B falls more in love with Pamela through reading her letters to her parents, and eventually properly proposes to her. Pamela accepts and works to build a relationship with Mr. B and fit into her new social world.