This is not really a review, but these are some of the observations I made while reading Clarissa (the longest book I’ve ever read!). [spoiler] It is ironic how Clarissa continues to encourage Miss Howe to obey her mother by marrying Mr. Hickman, and as quickly as possible, throughout the novel,...
bookshelves: fraudio, published-1748, epistolatory-diary-blog, britain-england, classic, spring-2010, play-dramatisation, georgian1714-1830 Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Carey Combe Recommended for: Laura, Wanda, Hayes, Sandybanks et al Read from March 15 to April 05, 2010 ** spoiler alert ** Has...
Jonathan Swift is a brilliant satirist and if I was a contemporary of Swift's or aware of the issues he was mocking, then I might have enjoyed this book. Instead, this short book is filled with long digressions mocking organized religion or possibly government. I have to admit that about half way ...
For people who haven't seen the haiku version:To Miss Howe: send help!I've been ravished in Book Sixwith three more to go
Has anyone else noticed how often a trivia question in full view amounts to a plot spoiler? I was left in no doubt as to Clarissa's fate before I even started listening to this. Pooh! Think about the impact please, question setters.Dramatisation by Hattie Naylor of the 1748 novel by Samuel Richardso...
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