Dramatisation by Hattie Naylor of the 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson
Clarissa has fled from the cruel Lovelace and, having befriended his friend Belford and the kindly Mrs Smith, hopes for reconciliation with her family.
DetailsLovelace tricks Clarissa into returning to Mrs Sinclair's house of ill repute and, after she has been drugged, he has his way with her.
DetailsClarissa begins to learn of the darker side of Lovelace's character as he secures her lodgings in a house of ill repute and uses lies and trickery in an attempt to seduce her.
DetailsThe beautiful young heiress Clarissa Harlowe is dangerously attracted by the wiles of the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace.
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