Clarissa: History of a Young Lady

by Samuel Richardson

Series Description

Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests. She’s then tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace, however, he proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake. And yet, she finds his charm alluring, her scrupulous sense of virtue tinged with unconfessed desire. Clarissa is considered “the first book in the world for the knowledge it displays of the human heart” and most critics agree that it is one of the greatest European novels.

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  1. Clarissa - Volume 1 (1748)

  This is Volume 1 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  2. Clarissa - Volume 2 (1748)

  This is Volume 2 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  3. Clarissa - Volume 3 (1748)

  This is Volume 3 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  4. Clarissa - Volume 4 (1748)

  This is Volume 4 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  5. Clarissa - Volume 5 (1748)

  This is Volume 5 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  6. Clarissa - Volume 6 (1748)

  This is Volume 6 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  7. Clarissa - Volume 7 (1748)

  This is Volume 7 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  8. Clarissa - Volume 8 (1748)

  This is Volume 8 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »

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  9. Clarissa - Volume 9 (1748)

  This is Volume 9 of Samuel Richardson's classic novel; Clarissa. Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young... read more »