Which of the following is NOT an epistolary novel?
("NOVEL" -- i.e.: a work of fiction -- being the operative word here ...)
a. The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
b. Dangerous Liaisons (Choderlos de Laclos)
c. The Documents in the Case (Dorothy L. Sayers)
d. The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Peter (Pierre) Abelard)
e. Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (Aphra Behn)
f. Clarissa (Samuel Richardson)
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("NOVEL" -- i.e.: a work of fiction -- being the operative word here ...)
a. The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
b. Dangerous Liaisons (Choderlos de Laclos)
c. The Documents in the Case (Dorothy L. Sayers)
d. The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Peter (Pierre) Abelard)
e. Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (Aphra Behn)
f. Clarissa (Samuel Richardson)
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Samuel Richardson
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born
August 19, 1689
died
July 04, 1761
gender
male
place of birth
Mackworth, Derbyshire, England, The United Kingdom
genre
Literature & Fiction
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Samuel Richardson was a major English 18th century writer best known for his three epistolary novels: Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (1740), Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady (1748) and Sir Charles Grandison (1753).
Richardson had been an established printer and publisher for most of his life when, at the age of 51, he wrote his first novel and immediately became one of the most popular and admired writers of his time.
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Pamela: Or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson avg rating 2.66 — 766 ratings — published 1740 74 editions |
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Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson, Angus Ross avg rating 3.22 — 341 ratings — published 1748 102 editions |
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The History Of Sir Charles Grandison Bart by Samuel Richardson avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published 1753 18 editions |
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Pamela: Virtue Rewarded (Forgotten Books) by Samuel Richardson avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings |
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Clarissa Harlowe Volume 2 - Or The History Of A Young Lady by Samuel Richardson avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007 |
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"I know not my own heart if it be not absolutely free."
— Samuel Richardson (Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady)
— Samuel Richardson (Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady)
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"That a man who has sons brings up chickens for his own table ... whereas daughters are chickens brought up for the tables of other men."
— Samuel Richardson (Clarissa)
— Samuel Richardson (Clarissa)
"Tired of myself longing for what I have not"
— Samuel Richardson (Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady)
— Samuel Richardson (Clarissa: Or the History of a Young Lady)
