The strain of the events causes clarissa to fall ill and then escape from lovelace, and the final part of the novel focuses on her vindication Through many pages, those important to clarissa discover the truth, as does the only family member who believes her, a cousin, colonel morden. Clarissa tells the story of a virtuous, beautiful young woman who is brought to tragedy by the wickedness of her world And yet, clarissa finds his charm alluring, her scrupulous sense of virtue tinged with unconfessed desire Told through a complex series of interweaving letters, clarissa is a richly ambiguous study of a fatally attracted couple and a work of astonishing power and immediacy. Clarissa clarissa may refer to
Clarissa (given name), a female given name clarissa Or, the history of a young lady, a novel by samuel richardson clarissa (film), a 1941 german film clarissa (tv series), a british television drama series based on richardson's novel clarissa, minnesota, a small city in the united states 302 clarissa, an asteroid Or the history of a young lady is an epistolary novel that tells the story of the beautiful, virtuous clarissa and her tragic end First printed the cautionary tale in 1748 in a series of eight volumes. Samuel richardson ’s clarissa, or, the history of a young lady is an epistolary novel published in 1748 It is one of the longest novels in the english language and is often regarded as richardson’s masterpiece.
