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Clarissa. Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady: Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. And Particularly Shewing, the Distresses that May Attend the Misconduct Both of Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage is an epistolary novel by English writer Samuel Richardson, published in 1748.
Clarissa, epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in installments in 1747–48. Among the longest English novels ever written (more than a million words), the book has secured a place in literary history for its tremendous psychological insight.
A novel by Samuel Richardson about the tragic fate of Clarissa Harlowe, a virtuous young woman who is abused by her family and raped by her lover. The novel explores themes of virtue, love, and fate through Clarissa's letters and the narrator's commentary.
Clarissa is a landmark work of psychological realism and a seminal text in the development of the English novel. Read the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Clarissa Harlowe, and explanations important quotes from Clarissa.
Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel that tells the story of the beautiful, virtuous Clarissa and her tragic end. Harrison and Co. first printed the cautionary tale in 1748 in a series of eight volumes.
A novel by Samuel Richardson about Clarissa Harlowe, a virtuous young woman who resists the advances of the rake Robert Lovelace. The plot is told in a series of letters, revealing the themes of virtue, rape, and fate.
Told through a complex series of interweaving letters, Clarissa is a richly ambiguous study of a fatally attracted couple and a work of astonishing power and immediacy. A huge success when it first appeared in 1747, and translated into French and German, it remains one of the greatest of all European novels.
