Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 2 by Samuel Richardson (1689 - 1761)

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a heroine whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family, and is the longest real novel in the English language. (Summary by Wikipedia)