Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady
Subtitle: comprehending the most important concerns of private life : in seven volumes : to which is added, a table of contents : Vol. I-[Vol. VII]
Contributors: Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761, publisher; Osborn, John, -1775, bookseller; Millar, Andrew, 1705-1768, bookseller; Leake, James, -1764, bookseller; John and James Rivington (Firm)
Edition: The fourth edition. / In which many passages and some letters are restored from the original manuscripts. And to which is added, an ample collection of such of the moral and instructive sentiments interspersed throughout the work, as may be presumed to be of general use and service
Publisher: Printed for S. Richardson; And sold by John Osborn in Pater-noster Row; and by J. Leake, at Bath
Published: 1751
Place of publication: London; by Andrew Millar, over against Catharine-Street in the Strand; by J. and J. Rivington, in St. Paul's Church-yard
Language: eng
Subjects: Young women; Crimes against; Fiction; Conflict of generations; Kidnapping victims; Rape victims; Women; Social conditions; Social life and customs; Jeunes femmes; Crimes contre; Romans, nouvelles; Conflit de générations; Victimes d'enlèvement; Victimes de viol; Femmes; Conditions sociales; Mœurs et coutumes; Manners and customs
Other titles: History of a young lady; History of Clarissa Harlowe
Description: In Samuel Richardson's classic tale, Clarissa defies her parents' desire for her to marry a loathsome man for his wealth and escapes into the dangerous arms of the charming rogue Lovelace, whose intentions are much less than honorable. The work, written entirely in intimate letters, reveals the complexity of attractions in relationships, especially in that of villain and victim
Notes: Anonymous. By Samuel Richardson.

Title vignettes; head- and tail-pieces, initials.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T58988

Sale, W. M.  Samuel Richardson, a bibliographical record, no. 35

Also available as: Microfilm. - Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, Inc., 1983. - 1 reel ; 35mm. - (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 274 & 275, no. 3 & 1).