More intent than ever to make Clarissa his wife, Lovelace is called away to attend his dying uncle from whom he is expecting to inherit an Earldom. He orders the prostitutes to keep Clarissa …

An introduction to and summary of the novel Clarissa (1747-48) by Samuel Richardson.

Feb 4, 1986 · And yet, Clarissa finds his charm alluring, her scrupulous sense of virtue tinged with unconfessed desire. Told through a complex series of interweaving letters, Clarissa is a richly …

Clarissa tells the story of a virtuous, beautiful young woman who is brought to tragedy by the wickedness of her world. The eighteen-year-old Clarissa Harlowe is universally loved and …

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 …

Welcome to the on-line version of the 3rd (1751) edition of Samuel Richardson's Clarissa. The link at the bottom of this page will take you to the full text in 8 volumes.

Clarissa Harlowe, the tragic heroine of Clarissa, is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become very wealthy only in recent years and is now eager to become part of the …

Clarissa may refer to: , a female given name , a novel by Samuel Richardson , a 1941 German film , a British television drama series based on Richardson's novel , a small city in the United …

Nov 5, 2010 · Clarissa emerges as a heroine at once rational and passionate, self-sacrificing and defiant, and her story has gripped readers since the novel’s first publication in 1747–48.

Samuel Richardson ’s Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel published in 1748. It is one of the longest novels in the English language and is often regarded as …