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1687–1761 · English writer and printer (1689–1761)
Also known as: S. Richardson, Сэмюэл Ричардсон, صمويل ريتشاردسون, 새뮤얼 리처드슨, サミュエル・リチャードソン, 塞繆爾·理查森
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- Clarissa; or, The history of a young lady: comprehending the most important concerns of private life; and particularly shewing the distresses that may attend the misconduct both of parents and children, in relation to marriage ..
- Pamela (1816)
- Clarissa, or, The history of a young lady
- Sir Charles Grandison
- Samuel Richardson's published commentary on Clarissa, 1747-65