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Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson

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Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson

Clarissa Harlowe, is the tragic heroine of this story, she is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become wealthy only recently and now desires to become part of the aristocracy. Originally they planned to concentrate the wealth and lands of the Harlowe's into the possession of James Harlowe, Clarissa's brother whose wealth and political power will lead to his being given a title. Clarissa's grandfather has left her a substantial piece of property upon his death, and a new route to the nobility opens through Clarissa marrying Robert Lovelace, heir to an earldom. James's response is to provoke a duel with Lovelace, who is seen thereafter as the family's enemy. James also proposes that Clarissa marry Roger Solmes, who is willing to trade properties with James to concentrate James's holdings and speed his becoming Lord Harlowe. The family agrees and attempts to force Clarissa to marry Solmes, whom she finds physically disgusting as well as boorish. The story continues to t

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  1. 63

    Summary of the Letters of Volume 3

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  2. 62

    Letter I

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  3. 61

    Letter II

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  4. 60

    Letter III

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  5. 59

    Letter IV

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  6. 58

    Letter V

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  7. 57

    Letter VI

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  8. 56

    Letter VII

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  9. 55

    Letter VIII

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  10. 54

    Letter IX

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  11. 53

    Letter X

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  12. 52

    Letter XI

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  13. 51

    Letter XII

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  14. 50

    Letter XIII

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  15. 49

    Letter XIV

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  16. 48

    Letter XV

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  17. 47

    Letter XVI

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  18. 46

    Letter XVII

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  19. 45

    Letter XVIII

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  20. 44

    Letter XIX

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  21. 43

    Letter XX

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  22. 42

    Letter XXI

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  23. 41

    Letter XXII

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  24. 40

    Letter XXIII

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  25. 39

    Letter XXIV

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  26. 38

    Letter XXV

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  27. 37

    Letter XXVI

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  28. 36

    Letter XXVII

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  29. 35

    Letter XXVIII

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  30. 34

    Letter XXIX

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  31. 33

    Letter XXX

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  32. 32

    Letter XXXI

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  33. 31

    Letter XXXII

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  34. 30

    Letter XXXIII

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  35. 29

    Letter XXXIV

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  36. 28

    Letter XXXV

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  37. 27

    Letter XXXVI

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  38. 26

    Letter XXXVII

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  39. 25

    Letter XXXVIII

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  40. 24

    Letter XXXIX

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  41. 23

    Letter XL

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  42. 22

    Letter XLI

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  43. 21

    Letter XLII

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  44. 20

    Letter XLIII

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  45. 19

    Letter XLIV

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  46. 18

    Letter XLV

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  47. 17

    Letter XLVI

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  48. 16

    Letter XLVII

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  49. 15

    Letter XLVIII

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  50. 14

    Letter XLIX

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Clarissa Harlowe, is the tragic heroine of this story, she is a beautiful and virtuous young lady whose family has become wealthy only recently and now desires to become part of the aristocracy. Originally they planned to concentrate the wealth and lands of the Harlowe's into the possession of James Harlowe, Clarissa's brother whose wealth and political power will lead to his being given a title. Clarissa's grandfather has left her a substantial piece of property upon his death, and a new route to the nobility opens through Clarissa marrying Robert Lovelace, heir to an earldom. James's response is to provoke a duel with Lovelace, who is seen thereafter as the family's enemy. James also proposes that Clarissa marry Roger Solmes, who is willing to trade properties with James to concentrate James's holdings and speed his becoming Lord Harlowe. The family agrees and attempts to force Clarissa to marry Solmes, whom she finds physically disgusting as well as boorish. The story continues to t

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