


Clarissa, or the History of A Young Lady
Samuel Richardson
33 €
Coup de coeur
(Classic Lit.), by Lochy
Do not let the size of this titanic novel put you off. This series of intricate letters reveal depths to the human heart that you might never have known. Its the slowest of slow-burns, but equally rewarding. If you spend time with Clarissa, she will never leave you. Witness her torment at the hands of a cunning libertine, suffer the tightening grip of her familys cruelty, immerse yourself in her unbreakable spirit. Shell haunt you long after the last letter
Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace, however, proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome sexual advances.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 29 Aug 1985
Dimensions: 234 x 146 x 58 mm
ISBN: 9780140432152