Samuel Richardson (1689-1761). English noveliSt Portrait. Image taken from Letters and passages restored from the original manuscripts of the History of Clarissa. To which is subjoined, a collection of such of the moral and instructive sentiments contained in the History, as are presumed to be of general use and service Published for the sake of doing justice to the purchasers of the first two editions of that work.. Originally published in London: S. Richardson, 1751.