![]() James's response is to provoke a duel with Lovelace, who is seen thereafter as the family's enemy. 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. 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. Hirsch Lee Smalley Kimberly KrauseĬlarissa 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. Read in English by Rebecca Braunert-Plunkett Lynne Thompson Lucretia B. LibriVox recording of Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson. ![]()
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