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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 .. 1748
- Fiction, Crimes against, Young women in fiction, Young women
Lovelace's love for Clarissa and the young woman's attitudes toward marriage are revealed through the series of letters comprising this eighteenth-century classic.
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About the book
- Author
- Samuel Richardson
- First published
- 1748
- Pages
- 316
- Publisher
- Signet Classics, F.C. and J. Rivington; etc., etc., H. Holt
- Editions
- 123
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9781421908656
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About Samuel Richardson · 1689–1761
An 18th-century English writer and printer.
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