Clarissa
by Samuel Richardson
“In a world of predatory charm and family betrayal, every letter is a heartbeat and every promise is a trap.”
Trapped between her family's cold ambition and a libertine’s dangerous obsession, Clarissa Harlowe must fight for her soul in a world designed to break her. This pioneering psychological epic unfolds through a series of intimate, high-stakes letters, revealing a tense battle of wits where virtue is the only weapon against a master manipulator.
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