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Media type. Print. 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.
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Aug 12, 2013 · Samuel Richardson, Angus Ross (Editor) 3.39. 8,371 ratings466 reviews. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection.
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Overview. 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 Richardson’s masterpiece. The story revolves around the virtuous Clarissa Harlowe and her tumultuous experiences with the rakish Robert Lovelace.
Clarissa: or, the History of a Young Lady: Samuel Richardson and Clarissa Background | SparkNotes. of a Young Lady. Study Guide. Samuel Richardson. Study Guide. Summary. Characters. Character List. Clarissa Harlowe. Anna Howe. Robert Lovelace. Literary Devices. Themes. Motifs. Symbols. Other Literary Devices.
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.
