Caning when the county court decided that an abscess that developed on his hand was the result of a caning. Caning Caning is a form of corporal punishment consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a single cane usually made of rattan, generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed buttocks (see spanking) or hand(s) (on the palm). Caning on the knuckles or shoulders is much less common. Caning can also be applied to the soles of the feet (foot whipping or bastinado). The size and flexibility of the cane and the mode of application, as
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews with Eliza Haywood's "Anti-Pamela" An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, or simply Shamela, as it is more commonly known, is a satirical burlesque novella by English writer Henry Fielding. It was first published in April 1741 under the name of "Mr. Conny Keyber". Fielding never admitted to writing the work, but it is widely considered to be his. It is a direct attack on the then-popular novel "Pamela" (1740) by Fielding's contemporary and rival Samuel Richardson and is composed, like "Pamela", in epistolary form. "Shamela" was originally published