Cover of Clarissa Harlowe Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson Audiobook Clarissa Harlowe Volume 3
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Clarissa Harlowe Volume 3

Author
Samuel Richardson
Read by
Victoria Styles
Language
English
Length
8 hours 44 minutes
ISBN
9781802564501
Published
29 March 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Clarissa
  • Epistolary
  • diary
  • letters
  • secret diary
  • passion
  • aristocracy
  • money
  • romance
  • society

Description

Clarissa’s plight intensifies as her family’s relentless pressure to marry Mr. Solmes clashes with her growing attachment to Lovelace. Seeking independence, she resists their manipulation, only to find herself increasingly entangled in Lovelace’s deceitful schemes. Richardson delves deeper into themes of virtue, autonomy, and the societal constraints on women, highlighting Clarissa’s resilience amid emotional turmoil. Through her letters, the novel captures her inner struggles, moral fortitude, and the tension between familial duty and personal freedom. This volume builds suspense, emphasizing the fragility of trust and the consequences of unchecked ambition.

Author

Samuel Richardson (1689–1761) was a London printer who taught the English novel how to think from the inside. Pamela and Clarissa are vast books of letters: virtue under siege, feeling as plot, and readers who wait on the next envelope. He made consciousness dramatic — not action on the road, but conscience in a room. Fielding mocked him; Europe copied him. Clarissa remains one of the longest, fiercest moral tragedies in the language.