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Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 2

By: Samuel Richardson
Narrated by: Samuel West, Nigel Pilkington, Roger May, Anna Bentinck, Katie Scarfe, Lucy Scott, John Foley, Hayward Morse, Paul Panting, Teresa Gallagher
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A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson's epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr. Solmes, she refuses, much to her family's chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr. Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of narrative experimentation into a gripping morality tale of good versus evil. The recording is divided into three volumes.

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I have just reached the end of volume 2 and am beside myself that volume 3 is not yet on audible!! I have been reading the actual book alongside the audiobook so can resume the story; but I’ve been so much enjoying the audiobook that I’m disappointed not to be able to continue listening.

As far as the narration goes, i love Lucy Scott’s voice and recently enjoyed her reading Marie Kondo’s book on Tidying - which was how I happened to find her narration of Clarissa’s letters in this gargantuan epistolary novel.

As for the novel itself, it’s an absolute masterpiece. If I could award more than 5 stars I would.

Truly outstanding

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A slightly more difficult listen than Volume 1, but once again, a very high quality audiobook that is well worth persevering with.

Clarissa Volume 2

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Having read volume 1, I have abandoned volume 2 halfway in. I never abandon books. Listening to this book makes watching paint dry feel like an adrenaline sport. And the more you read (I’d already invested 50+ hours in the story), the more you just know that it’ll end badly for the heroine. It is painful to listen to the slow tormenting decline of Clarissa, brutalised by the villain, who is vile indeed. There is no hope of her escaping him and it becomes increasingly apparent the contriving lengths Lovelace will go to to ruin her. Too awful to read. Nothing enjoyable here, move on. Pick up a dickens and you’ll realise the genius of a storyteller.

Watching a car crash in very slow motion

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