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Samuel Richardson

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Clarissa Summary

Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson is a novel that portrays the events leading up to the ruin of a virtuous eighteen-year-old lady. Despite her chastity being compromised, Clarissa maintains her honor by not yielding her will. She must learn to overcome the grief that attends this loss or allow it to kill her. Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary, coming-of-age...

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Project Gutenberg eBooks (6)

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8

113,870 words, approx. 380 pages

MY DEAREST CREATURE, I can write but just now a few lines.  I cannot tell how to bear the sound of that Mr. Belford for your executor, cogent as your reasons for that measure are:  and yet ... Read more

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6

112,632 words, approx. 376 pages

LETTER I Mr. Lovelace, to John Belford, ESQ.  Sat.  Midnight. No rest, says a text that I once heard preached upon, to the wicked—and I cannot close my eyes (yet only wanted to co... Read more

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9

107,244 words, approx. 358 pages

SMITH’S, EIGHT IN THE MORNING. The lady is in a slumber.  Mrs. Lovick, who sat up with her, says she had a better night than was expected; for although she slept little, she seemed easy; a... Read more

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7

114,207 words, approx. 381 pages

LETTER I Miss Howe, to miss Clarissa Harlowe wed. Night, July 12. I write, my dearest creature, I cannot but write, to express my concern on your dejection.  Let me beseech you, my charming exce... Read more

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5

115,359 words, approx. 385 pages

LETTER I Mr. Lovelace, to John Belford, Esq.  Friday evening. Just returned from an airing with my charmer, complied with after great importunity.  She was attended by the two nymphs. ... Read more

Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4

115,053 words, approx. 384 pages

LETTER I Miss Clarissa Harlowe, to miss Howe Wednesday afternoon, April 26. At length, my dearest Miss Howe, I am in London, and in my new lodgings.  They are neatly furnished, and the situation,... Read more

Samuel Richardson Biographies (3)

Samuel Richardson

1,194 words, approx. 4 pages

The English novelist Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) brought dramatic intensity and psychological insight to the epistolary novel.Fiction, including the novel told in letters, had become popular in Engl... Read more

Samuel Richardson

17,496 words, approx. 59 pages

Samuel Richardson, often in his own time compared to Shakespeare for universality, originality, and emotional truth, is generally acknowledged as the founder of a new school of novel writing in Englan... Read more

Samuel Richardson

18,917 words, approx. 64 pages

Biography EssaySamuel Richardson, often in his own time compared to Shakespeare for universality, originality, and emotional truth, is generally acknowledged as the founder of a new school of novel wr... Read more