Evelina - 9781548237547

In this 3-volume epistolary novel, title character Evelina is the unacknowledged but legitimate daughter of a dissipated English aristocrat, thus raised in rural seclusion until her 17th year. Through a series of humorous events that take place in London and the resort town of Hotwells, near Bristol, Evelina learns to navigate the complex layers of 18th-century society and earn the love of a distinguished nobleman. This sentimental novel, which has notions of sensibility and early romanticism, satirizes the society in which it is set and is a significant precursor to the work of Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth, whose novels explore many of the same issues.

Author: Fanny Burney

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jun 22, 2017

Number of Pages: 234 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 154823754X

ISBN-13: 9781548237547