Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
Evelina, published anonymously in 1778, made Fanny Burney famous almost overnight. Told in letters, it follows a seventeen-year-old raised in country seclusion by her guardian, the clergyman Mr. Villars, as she enters London society for the first time. Evelina blunders through assemblies, theaters and pleasure gardens, is pursued by the persistent Sir Clement Willoughby, embarrassed by vulgar relations and a domineering grandmother, and admired by the courteous Lord Orville, while the mystery of her birth waits to be resolved. Burney's sharp ear for social absurdity and her comic set pieces influenced the novel of manners from Jane Austen onward. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first letters are free.
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Is Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World in the public domain?
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About 10 h 21 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World?
Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
