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 …

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. An introduction to and summary of the novel clarissa (1747-48) by samuel richardson. 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 aristocracy by … Clarissa persists in her intention not to marry solmes, and rejects any accusations for being involved with lovelace. The family tries to suppress clarissa’s obstinacy in a rather cruel way. 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.

Clarissa persists in her intention not to marry solmes, and rejects any accusations for being involved with lovelace. The family tries to suppress clarissa’s obstinacy in a rather cruel way. 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 confined but … 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 admired, considered …

The eighteen-year-old clarissa harlowe is universally loved and admired, considered …