Literary Fiction· United Kingdom
Clarissa
by Samuel RichardsonAggregate Editorial Score45/100
Guardian 100 Best Novels
Published 1748316 pagesEnglish
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Published in 1748, Clarissa established Samuel Richardson as one of the defining voices in literary fiction. The virtuous Clarissa Harlowe is abducted and raped by the dashing libertine Lovelace, whose rake's code meets its match in her resolute virtue. Richardson's enormous epistolary novel is a landmark in the history of the novel—both for its psychological depth and its exploration of female agency and moral authority. Themes of virtue, rape, class run through the work. The book has received recognition from Guardian 100 Best Novels 1748.
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📖 Literary Fiction
Character-driven fiction that prioritises style, theme, and psychological depth.
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