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Clarissa Harlowe - Volume 4

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: 
. . .I must know she has for some time past forbidden.' But all I can say is, to beg of you not to be inflamed: to beg of you not to let her know, or even by your behaviour to her, on this occasion, guess, that I have acquainted you with my reason for declining to write to you. For how else, after the scruples I have heretofore made on this very subject, yet proceeding to correspond, can I honestly satisfy you about my motives for this sudden stop? So, my dear, I choose, you see, rather to rely upon your discretion, than to feign reasons with which you would not be satisfied, but with your usual active penetration, sift to the bottom, and at last find me to be a mean and low qualifier; and that with an implication injurious to you, that I supposed you had not prudence enough to be trusted with the naked truth.

I repeat, that my prospects are not bad. 'The house, I presume, will soon be taken. The people here are very respectful, notwithstanding my nic. . . 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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