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The Resource Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady, Samuel Richardson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Angus Ross

Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady, Samuel Richardson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Angus Ross

Label
Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady
Title
Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady
Statement of responsibility
Samuel Richardson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Angus Ross
Title variation
  • Clarissa
  • History of a young lady
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
From the Publisher: Written entirely in letters, this novel conveys the nuances and tensions only present in personal epistolary form. The virtuous but self-deceiving Clarissa and the charming villain Lovelace haunt the imagination as fully as Romeo and Juliet or Tristan and Isolde
Member of
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1689-1761
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Richardson, Samuel
Dewey number
823/.6
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR3664
LC item number
.C4 1985
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Ross, Angus
Series statement
Penguin classics
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Young women
  • Conflict of generations
  • Kidnapping victims
  • Rape victims
  • England
  • Psychological fiction
Label
Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady, Samuel Richardson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Angus Ross
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- Abbreviations and signs -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Selected further reading -- Note on the text -- Clarissa or, The history of a young lady -- Table of letters -- Table of letter numbers in other editions -- Notes -- Glossary of words and phrases -- Appendix: Music for the 'Ode to Wisdom' in letter 54
Control code
ocm12507756
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
1533 pages
Isbn
9780140432152
Lccn
85051071
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)12507756
Label
Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady, Samuel Richardson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Angus Ross
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- Abbreviations and signs -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Selected further reading -- Note on the text -- Clarissa or, The history of a young lady -- Table of letters -- Table of letter numbers in other editions -- Notes -- Glossary of words and phrases -- Appendix: Music for the 'Ode to Wisdom' in letter 54
Control code
ocm12507756
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
1533 pages
Isbn
9780140432152
Lccn
85051071
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)12507756

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