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| Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady (Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Samuel Richardson
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
Buy New: £9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 52298
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1536
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.7 x 2.6
ISBN: 0140432159
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.6
EAN: 9780140432152
ASIN: 0140432159
Publication Date: August 29, 1985
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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 Not a book to be read in abridgement--be patient! March 7, 1999
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Once you've read this book, you can barely read anything written in England post-1750 without finding and feeling Richardson's influence. An English epic, a sometimes infuriatingly detailed exploration of men and women under pressure, a masterfully crafted depiction of bewilderment, betrayal, and the kind of religious ecstasy that's difficult to read. Don't miss Letter 246. Stay with this book, even if it takes you weeks (it took me 7)--it's well worth it, a one-of-a-kind reading experience.
A powerful experience that leaves the reader breathless. February 21, 1999
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
On first seeing this novel one is intially amazed at its length. This may be disconcerting at first, but it undoubtedly adds to the richness of the work;which is full of conflict, drama, beautifully written (and convincing dialogue)and of course well delineated characters. The characters are in fact so well delineated they eventually assume a life of their own, and seem to act out their roles almost independant of their creator. This is a splendid example of how effective the epistolary form could be, in moments of tension and inner conflict. Richardson probes his characters minds until the reader knows them inside out. A powerful and tragic work it deeply influenced succsessive authors well into the 19th century, and can still do so today
A perceptive account of a young girl's unwilling corruption December 24, 1998
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a stupendous book, both in size and in scope.Richardson is a master of the epistolary genre, and readers have been uneasily navigating Clarissa's self-perpetuated realities for centuries.
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