Other editions of book Clarissa Harlowe or the history of a young lady - Volume 3

First published in the year 1748; The present novel 'Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3' by famous literary writer Samuel Richardson tells the tragic story of a heroine whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family. This novel is regarded as one of the longest novels in English literature. and the present book is its fourth volume.

I write, because you enjoin me to do so. Love you still!—How can I help it, if I would? You may believe how I stand aghast, your letter communicating the first news—Good God of Heaven and Earth!—But what shall I say?—I am all impatient for particulars.Lord have mercy upon me!—But can it be?My mother will indeed be astonished!—How can I tell it her!—It was but last night (upon some jealousies put into her head by your foolish uncle) that I assured her, and this upon the strength of your own assurances, that neither man nor devil would be able to induce you to take a step that was in the least derogatory to the most punctilious honour.

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary fiction work by British novelist Samuel Richardson, printed in 1748. It is about the miserable tale of a female protagonist whose chase for morality is persistently hindered by her family and is considered as among the extensive stories in the English language with reference on approximated word count. It is commonly remarked as Samuel’s master work.The principled Clarissa bequeaths wealth though provides it into the dominance of her envious family. When they attempt to compel her to marry someone, she feels unwilling to escape with Lovelace, a stud, who deceives her. He shacks her with a madam and her seducers. Her dignity rendered unchaste, she attempts to escape, although is misled into returning, supposedly to marry him and to give back her standing. As the prostitutes keep her down, she is raped by Lovelace. He vows to marry her, though she does not desire him and runs away. Tormented, Clarissa kills herself through hunger. Lovelace's family despise him and his bygone companions murders him for torturing her.Samuel Richardson was a British author and publisher. He is renowned for his 3 epistolary works of art: Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded in 1740, Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady in 1748 and The History of Sir Charles Grandison in 1753. Samuel was a well-established printer and publisher for his whole life and published around 500 varying publications, such as journals and magazines. He was also famous to work carefully with the London book merchant Andrew Millar on many instances.In his youth, Samuel was learned to a printer, whose daughter he sooner or later married. In the course of time, he remarried when his first wife together with their 5 sons died. He had 4 daughters with his second wife, however he had no male inheritors to keep managing the publication company.