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Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761

Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady / Samuel Richardson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Angus Ross - London : Peguin Books c1985. - 1,533 pages ; 23cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics .

Includes bibliographical references

Preface -- Abbreviations and signs -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Selected further reading -- Note on the text -- Clarissa or, The history of a young lady -- Table of letters -- Table of letter numbers in other editions -- Notes -- Glossary of words and phrases -- Appendix: Music for the 'Ode to Wisdom' in letter 54

From the Publisher: Written entirely in letters, this novel conveys the nuances and tensions only present in personal epistolary form. The virtuous but self-deceiving Clarissa and the charming villain Lovelace haunt the imagination as fully as Romeo and Juliet or Tristan and Isolde

ISBN: 0140432159 9780140432152 0670808296 9780670808298

Nat. Bib. No.: GB8532071 bnb GB8624577 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Young women--Crimes against--Fiction
Conflict of generations--Fiction
Kidnapping victims--Fiction
Rape victims--Fiction
Psychological fiction

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Fiction

Subjects--Index Terms: Fiction in English, 1702-1745 - Texts

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Psychological fiction.
Epistolary fiction.

LC Class. No.: PR3664 / .C4 1985

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.6