Clarissa has long been loved and admired by her friends and family, but this changes when she refuses to marry Mr Solmes, the man her parents have picked out for her. But even though reading Clarissa did sometimes feel like a chore, there was still something very compelling about it and I knew I would keep reading until I had finished, however long it took.Ĭlarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, published in 1748, is the story of Clarissa Harlowe, a beautiful and virtuous young woman who suffers at the hands of the unscrupulous ‘libertine’ Robert Lovelace. I have never been so relieved to reach the end of a book! It’s not that I didn’t enjoy Clarissa, but when I embarked on JoAnn and Terri’s year-long group read back in January, I don’t think I fully understood what a huge commitment it was going to be.
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