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  1. Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady - Wikipedia

    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 …

  2. Clarissa | Introduction & Summary | Britannica

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

  3. Clarissa: or, the History of a Young Lady: Full Book Summary ...

    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, …

  4. Analysis of Samuel Richardson’s Clarissa – Literary Theory ...

    May 1, 2025 · The strain of the events causes Clarissa to fall ill and then escape from Lovelace, and the final part of the novel focuses on her vindication. Through many pages, those important to Clarissa …

  5. Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady (Penguin Classics)

    Feb 4, 1986 · 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.

  6. Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady - SuperSummary

    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 …

  7. clarissa.english.upenn.edu

    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.

  8. Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - LibriVox

    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 …

  9. Clarissa - Wikiwand

    It tells the tragic story of a young woman, Clarissa Harlowe, whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family. The Harlowes are a recently wealthy family whose preoccupation with …

  10. Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady - Penguin Random House

    Feb 4, 1986 · 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.