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Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Lucy Scott, Roger May, Katie Scarfe, Nigel Pilkington, Hayward B. Morse, full cast
- Length: 33 hrs and 40 mins
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Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 1
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Publisher's Summary
A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr. Solmes, she refuses, much to her family’s chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr. Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of narrative experimentation into a gripping morality tale of good versus evil. The recording is divided into three volumes.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Harold
- 2018-07-29
Gripping Novel & Performance
Naxos AudioBooks, which gave us the first English performance of Remembrance of Things Past now takes on the longest novel in the English canon. Richardson’s masterpiece is a work of profound psychological penetration, and the Naxos performance is completely convincing and keeps one wanting to listen to just one more letter before pausing the recording. Highly recommended.
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- L
- 2020-06-21
What a Surprise!
Who knew that a 2,000 page long novel written 300 years ago could be so engrossing. Elegant prose, well-realized characters, and a riveting plot have made this book one of my most surprising literary discoveries of recent years. The audiobook is also one of the best that I have heard - the cast and performance are top-notch.
8 people found this helpful
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- St. Faustina
- 2021-11-05
longer than necessary
my daughter bought the first book and I needed something to listen to. I bought the second and third books. I will say that I liked the first book. I am a fan of Dickens, Austen and other writers of the period. I read Pamela, another Richardson novel. on my Kindle and found it rather ridiculous. I dislike the fact that many male authors of this period create female characters that are not real human beings. Flawless character s are dull . What makes this book better than Pamela is the wonderful Miss Howe. She is real, fun and may be my favorite woman in all literature of this period. the first book deals primarily with the letters between Clarissa and Miss Howe and I enjoyed it.
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- Joseph E. Bartl
- 2022-10-04
This is Great…what a surprise!
If you can escape what a 21st century reader expects from a novel and sink comfortably back into 18th century British mores and modes and philosophical debate, you couldn’t ask for better entertainment.