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

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

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Overview

Leaving the secluded home of her guardian for the first time, beautiful Evelina Anville is captivated by her new surroundings in London's beau monde—and in particular by the handsome, chivalrous Lord Orville. But her enjoyment soon turns to mortification at the hands of her vulgar and capricious grandmother, and the rakish Sir Clement Willoughby, who torments the naive young woman with his unwanted advances. And while her aristocratic father refuses to acknowledge her legitimacy, Evelina can hold no hope of happiness with the man she loves.

Published anonymously in 1778, Frances Burney's epistolary novel brought her instant fame when the secret of its authorship was revealed. With its ingenious combination of romance and satire, comedy and melodrama, Evelina is a sparkling depiction of the dangers and delights of fashionable society.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780140433470
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/01/1994
Series: Penguin Classics Series
Edition description: Revised ed.
Pages: 560
Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 7.77(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Margaret A. Doody teaches English literature at Princeton University. She has also published A Natural Passion: A Study of the Novels of Samuel Richardson (1974).
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