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The following History is given in a series of letters, written Principally in a double yet separate correspondence between two young ladies of virtue and honor, bearing an inviolable friendship for each other, and writing not merely for amusement, but upon the most interesting subjects; in which every private family, more or less, may find itself concerned; and between two gentlemen of free lives; one of them glorying in his talents for stratagem and invention, and communicating to the other, in confidence, all the secret purposes of an intriguing head and resolute heart.But here it will be proper to observe, for the sake of such as may apprehend hurt to the morals of youth, from the more freely-written letters, that the gentlemen, though professed libertines as to the female sex, and making it one of their wicked maxims, to keep no faith with any of the individuals of it, who are thrown into their power, are not, however, either infidels or scoffers; nor yet such as think themselves freed from the observance of those other moral duties which bind man to man.

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel by English writer Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a heroine whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family and is regarded as one of the longest novels in the English language (based on estimated word count). It is generally regarded as Richardson's masterpiece. Clarissa Harlowe, the tragic heroine of Clarissa, is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become wealthy only recently and now desires to become part of the aristocracy. Their original plan was to concentrate the wealth and lands of the Harlowes into the possession of Clarissa's brother James Harlowe, whose wealth and political power will lead to his being granted a title. Clarissa's grandfather leaves her a substantial piece of property upon his death, and a new route to the nobility opens through Clarissa's marrying Robert Lovelace, heir to an earldom. James's response is to provoke a duel with Lovelace, who is seen thereafter as the family's enemy. James also proposes that Clarissa marry Roger Solmes, who is willing to trade properties with James to concentrate James's holdings and speed his becoming Lord Harlowe. The family agrees and attempts to force Clarissa to marry Solmes, whom she finds physically disgusting as well as boorish.

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Excerpt from Clarissa Harlowe, Vol. 6 of 9: Or the History of a Young LadyWell, then, if this sweet creature must fall, as it is called, for the benefit of all the pretty fools of the sex, she must and there's an end of the matter. And what would there have been in it of uncommon or rare, had I not been so long about it - Aud so I dismiss all further argumentation and debate upon the question and I impose upon thee, when thou writest to me, an eternal silence on this head.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1774 Excerpt: ... and in Mifs Howe's vicinage, have hitherto failed of fuccefs. But my Lord continues fo weak and low-fpirited, that there is no Jetting from him. I would not difoblige a man whom think in danger ftill: For would his Gout, now it has got him down, but give him, like a fair boxer, the rifing-blow, all would be over with him. And here Pox of his fondnefs for me! it happens at a very bad time he makes me fit hours together entertaining him with my rogueries (a pretty amufement for a fick man!): And yet, whenever he has the Gout, he prays night and morning with his Chaplain. But what muft bis notions of Religion be, who, after he has nofed and mumbled over his Refponfes, can give a figh or groan of fatisfacYion, as if he thought he had made up with Heaven; and return with a new appetite to my Stories?--Encouraging them, by fhaking his fides with laughing at them, and calling me a fad fellow in fuch an accent, as fhews he takes no fmall delight in his Kinfman. The old Peer has been a finner in his day,andfuffer for it now: A fneaking finner, fitting, rather than rvJhing, into vices, for fear of his reputation: Or, rather, for fear of detection, and pofitive proof; for thefe fort of fellows, Jack, have no real regard for reputation.--Paying for what he never had, and never daring to rife to the joy of an enterprize atfirft hand, K 3.,...---which which could bring him within view of a tilting, or 61 tfee honour of being confidered as the principal man in a Court of Juftice., To fee fuch an old Trojan as this, jufr. dropping into the grave, which I hoped ere this would have been dur, and filled up with him; crying out with pain, and grunting with v/eaknefs; yet in the fame moment crack his leathern face into an horrible laugh, and call a young, finner charming vaile...

Excerpt from Clarissa Harlowe, Vol. 6 of 9: Or the History of a Young LadyWell, then, if this sweet creature must fall, as it is called, for the benefit of all the pretty fools of the sex, she must and there's an end of the matter. And what would there have been in it of uncommon or rare, had I not been so long about it - Aud so I dismiss all further argumentation and debate upon the question and I impose upon thee, when thou writest to me, an eternal silence on this head.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.