Travel Essays · Character
Clarisse
A female character mentioned in the French travel sections.
minor
First appearance: an inland voyage
Clarisse shows up with force in The Country of the Camisards. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A young woman encountered at Pont de Montvert, whose face and figure the narrator admires, though he notes she would benefit from stays.
Clarisse first appears in 0000 an inland voyage.
In The Country of the Camisards: A young woman encountered at Pont de Montvert, whose face and figure the narrator admires, though he notes she would benefit from stays.
Later, in Pont de Montvert: A waitress at the inn in Pont de Montvert, described as having a face capable of strong emotion and a heavy placid demeanor.
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See Clarisse in an inland voyage