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Description:Samuel Richardson's Clarissa is a heartbreaking and compulsive piece of epistolary storytelling and one of the world's greatest novels. Published in 1747, it was the precursor to and inspiration for many of the great European novels which followed in its wake.“The first book in the world for the knowledge it displays of the human heart,” Samuel JohnsonThis drama is part of Radio 4's 'Classic Serial' programmes, defined as 'Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status'.This production has been serialised into four episodes lasting an hour each. It started on Sunday 14 March from 3.00 - 4.00pm and the final part aired on Sunday 4 April. Each episode was repeated the following Saturday from 9.00 - 10.00pm.Writer Hattie Naylor says, “To me, Lovelace’s relentless and calculating pursuit of Clarissa as a possession, is utterly contemporary. Most of us know a Lovelace. He remains as irresistible and dangerous as ever. This is a very modern tale of vengeance and love.”In the first part, The Pursuit, beautiful young heiress Clarissa Harlowe is dangerously attracted by the wiles of the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace. Threatened by an imminent marriage arranged with the odious suitor her family have found for her, Lovelace persuades Clarissa to flee with him.In the second episode, entitled The Flight, Clarissa has been persuaded to flee with the notorious libertine Lovelace, escaping an arranged marriage. In London she begins to learn of the darker side of Lovelace's character as he secures her lodgings in a house of ill repute and begins to use lies, trickery and cruel delusions in an attempt to seduce her.The third episode, Imprisonment, sees Lovelace trick Clarissa into returning to Mrs Sinclair's house of ill repute, and after she has been drugged, he has his way with her.The fourth episode is entitled Freedom Regained, in which Clarissa hopes for reconciliation with her family, while an unrepentant Lovelace seeks once again to find her and conquer her soul. Clarissa Harlowe - ZOE WAITES Robert Lovelace - RICHARD ARMITAGE James Harlowe - OLIVER MILBURN Solmes - STEPHEN CRITCHLOW Bella Harlowe - SOPHIE THOMPSON Lady Harlowe - ALISON STEADMAN Lord Harlowe - JOHN ROWE Mrs Norton - DEBORAH FINDLAY Anna Howe - CATHY SARAAlso featuring:Miriam MargolyesJulian Rhind-TuttAdrian ScarboroughEllie BeavenLisa HammondLinda BroughtonAll four episodes: http://www.mediafire.com/?2c0zcd8qnut...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Clarissa: The History of a Young Lady. To get started finding Clarissa: The History of a Young Lady, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2010

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Description: Samuel Richardson's Clarissa is a heartbreaking and compulsive piece of epistolary storytelling and one of the world's greatest novels. Published in 1747, it was the precursor to and inspiration for many of the great European novels which followed in its wake.“The first book in the world for the knowledge it displays of the human heart,” Samuel JohnsonThis drama is part of Radio 4's 'Classic Serial' programmes, defined as 'Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status'.This production has been serialised into four episodes lasting an hour each. It started on Sunday 14 March from 3.00 - 4.00pm and the final part aired on Sunday 4 April. Each episode was repeated the following Saturday from 9.00 - 10.00pm.Writer Hattie Naylor says, “To me, Lovelace’s relentless and calculating pursuit of Clarissa as a possession, is utterly contemporary. Most of us know a Lovelace. He remains as irresistible and dangerous as ever. This is a very modern tale of vengeance and love.”In the first part, The Pursuit, beautiful young heiress Clarissa Harlowe is dangerously attracted by the wiles of the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace. Threatened by an imminent marriage arranged with the odious suitor her family have found for her, Lovelace persuades Clarissa to flee with him.In the second episode, entitled The Flight, Clarissa has been persuaded to flee with the notorious libertine Lovelace, escaping an arranged marriage. In London she begins to learn of the darker side of Lovelace's character as he secures her lodgings in a house of ill repute and begins to use lies, trickery and cruel delusions in an attempt to seduce her.The third episode, Imprisonment, sees Lovelace trick Clarissa into returning to Mrs Sinclair's house of ill repute, and after she has been drugged, he has his way with her.The fourth episode is entitled Freedom Regained, in which Clarissa hopes for reconciliation with her family, while an unrepentant Lovelace seeks once again to find her and conquer her soul. Clarissa Harlowe - ZOE WAITES Robert Lovelace - RICHARD ARMITAGE James Harlowe - OLIVER MILBURN Solmes - STEPHEN CRITCHLOW Bella Harlowe - SOPHIE THOMPSON Lady Harlowe - ALISON STEADMAN Lord Harlowe - JOHN ROWE Mrs Norton - DEBORAH FINDLAY Anna Howe - CATHY SARAAlso featuring:Miriam MargolyesJulian Rhind-TuttAdrian ScarboroughEllie BeavenLisa HammondLinda BroughtonAll four episodes: http://www.mediafire.com/?2c0zcd8qnut...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Clarissa: The History of a Young Lady. To get started finding Clarissa: The History of a Young Lady, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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