Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 1

By Richardson, Samuel

Book Id: WPLBN0002950267
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File Size: 352.79 MB
Reproduction Date: 2009

Title:	Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 1
Author:	Richardson, Samuel
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Epistolary fiction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 1
Historic Publication Date:	1748
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Richardson, B. S. (1748). Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 1. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

Description
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 acquiring estates and titles through advantageous pairings. Clarissa's relatives attempt to force her to marry a rich but heartless man (Roger Solmes) against her will and, more importantly, against her own sense of virtue. Desperate to remain free, she is tricked by a young gentleman of her acquaintance, Lovelace, into escaping with him. However, she refuses to marry him, longing — unusual for a girl in her time — to live by herself in peace.

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Epistolary fiction