Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 684 Richardson, Samuel 1689 1761 Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarissa Julie C. Sparks and David Widger "Clarissa Harlowe; or the History of a Young Lady — Volume 1" by Samuel Richardson is a novel written during the early 18th century. The tale delves into the life and struggles of the title character, Clarissa Harlowe, as she navigates the complexities of family dynamics and romantic entanglements amid societal expectations. The narrative is presented through a series of letters exchanged primarily between Clarissa and her close friend Anna Howe, highlighting their conversations about virtue, friendship, and the moral dilemmas that arise from mismatched intentions in relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to a passionate conflict that deeply affects Clarissa's family, centering on the contentious relationship between Mr. Lovelace and her brother James Harlowe. Clarissa, who has grown increasingly isolated by her family's opposition to her affections, shares her worries over the treatment of Mr. Lovelace following a violent encounter with her brother. As she recounts her family's disdain for Lovelace, Clarissa meticulously details her efforts to maintain her dignity amidst forced courtship from her family's choice of suitors, particularly Mr. Solmes. The opening letters establish Clarissa's intelligence, sensitivity, and inner turmoil, foreshadowing her struggles against prevailing social attitudes and familial pressures as well as the constraints that threaten her autonomy as a young woman. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Epistolary fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction Kidnapping victims -- Fiction Young women -- Crimes against -- Fiction Rape victims -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 703871 2025-08-04T08:31:35.031402 text/html 719169 2021-10-14T15:42:11 text/html 342733 2025-08-04T08:31:44.990776 application/epub+zip 355926 2025-08-04T08:31:38.649806 application/epub+zip 318889 2025-08-04T08:31:37.318339 application/epub+zip 694730 2025-08-04T08:31:50.120770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646994 2025-08-04T08:31:44.082782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582499 2022-09-05T03:41:18.102716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610916 2025-08-04T08:31:33.947332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 610550 2021-10-14T15:44:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20033 2025-08-04T08:31:50.256770 application/rdf+xml 22978 2025-08-04T08:31:37.856831 image/jpeg 4782 2025-08-04T08:31:37.597329 image/jpeg 227631 2021-10-14T15:44:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 238242 2021-10-14T15:44:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 333471 2025-08-04T08:31:35.084317 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia