Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady Volume 1 Letter XIV

The Samuel Richardson Library · Oct 22, 2026 · 4m

In which the gentle Clarissa reveals her growing distress over her family’s unyielding opposition and their pressing demand that she accept a suitor she cannot endure, while she feels increasingly besieged by their confederacy and the ominous reports against Mr. Lovelace. With a heart torn between duty and her own conscience, she contemplates seeking her mother’s intervention, all the while fearing the consequences of the pressures laid upon her delicate spirit.