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| | Alistair Cooke Introductions |
 | | Clarissa, the story of a young lady, this too is told through letters, but not hers alone, several other characters and the plot emerges through the letters and the letters express the intimate thoughts and the motives that fuel the plot, which is a very simple one. |
 | | Until the publication of Clarissa, Richardson's name was that only of a famous printer, because his first novel Pamela, was published anonymously, it's subtitle was "Virtue Rewarded" and to Richardson it applauded the triumph of a young girl besieged by her master, but one who yet held out for marriage. |
 | | Clarissa, however, finds out that it is in fact a high-toned brothel, she takes off alone, destination unknown, Clarissa final episode. |
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