Clarissa

Samuel Richardson's "Clarissa" stands as a monumental work in the epistolary novel genre, chronicling the tragic tale of Clarissa Harlowe, an intelligent and virtuous young woman who finds herself ensnared in the machinations of the unscrupulous Robert Lovelace. Through a series of letters, Richardson delves into themes of virtue, social mobility, and the constraints placed upon women in 18th-cent...