I suppose some of Richardson’s finer points are evergreen. Ask to see ID.Ĥ.When you’re a writer and you also print your own stuff, you’re likely to run a little long. Go ahead and prop a chair up against it, too.ģ.That person you’re talking to might be an imposter, paid by someone who is trying to rape you.
I doubt they are what Richardson had in mind.ġ.A woman should never leave her house, or even step into the backyard, without cab fare.Ģ.Always bolt your door at night. He wanted to show me (or rather my 18th century counterparts) how to act and be, and although I knew I wouldn’t relate to Clarissa’s exact situation, I did expect the novel to contain a little more ‘news you can use.’ But in addition to the many Questionable Lessons and a few nice observations about humanity in general, here are my main takeaways. Richardson’s massive novel was intended to be instructional. This one will stay with me, but not for the reasons I expected it would. His friend Belford gets religion, Anna Howe gets married, and Clarissa’s family, including her shitty uncles, stay miserable until they die. His last words are “Happy now?” or something to that effect. Well, do you want to know what happens in the end? Lovelace fights a duel with Clarissa’s cousin.
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