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Clarissa Harlowe - Volume 3

Samuel Richardson

Book Overview: 

Clarissa Harlowe, the tragic heroine of Clarissa Harlow or the History of the Young Lady, 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.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .heir leaves, the light in the flowers silver, gold in the leaves. A pair of diamond snaps in her ears. A white handkerchief wrought by the same inimitable fingers concealed—O Belford! what still more inimitable beauties did it not conceal!—And I saw, all the way we rode, the bounding heart (by its throbbing motions I saw it!) dancing beneath her charming umbrage.

Her ruffles were the same as her mob. Her apron a flowered lawn. Her coat white sattin, quilted: blue sattin her shoes, braided with the same colour, without lace; for what need has the prettiest foot in the world of ornament? neat buckles in them: and on her charming arms a pair of black velvet glove-like muffs of her own invention; for she makes and gives fashions as she pleases.—Her hands velvet of themselves, thus uncovered the freer to be grasped by those of her adorer.

I have told thee what were my transports, when the undrawn bolt presented to me my long-expected god. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Great start

A very good book; quite horrible. I doubt that I'll continue with the remaining eight books. This was traumatizing enough.

Truly enjoyable. I will definitely continue with the next volumes.

Did not finish at 40%.
The longest novel in the English language. I have been curious about this since 1994 when i saw it mentioned in one of my favourite books, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. I have a weakness for 18th century epistolar novels, but this has proven too heavy of a burden. I find it too ted

What can I say that hasn't been said before about the first volume of such a sad, but all too familiar story. A woman that is treated like property to be traded to the highest bidder.

Longer than War & Peace, told entirely in letters, practically in real time. It's like watching paint dry, only more dark, claustrophobic and creepy. This is one of the most amazing books I have ever read, but not for the faint of heart!

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