{"id":2294,"date":"2013-10-08T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T12:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/?p=2294"},"modified":"2013-10-08T13:29:46","modified_gmt":"2013-10-08T12:29:46","slug":"pamela-or-virtue-rewarded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/2013\/10\/pamela-or-virtue-rewarded\/","title":{"rendered":"Pamela (or Virtue Rewarded)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another look at books that have inspired Literary Footprints. 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