Evelina
or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
$33.40
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1994
Summary
Evelina is a tale of wounded female sensibility amidst the delights and torments of polite society.
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 wit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140433470 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140433473 |
| Author: | Frances Burney, Margaret Doody |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1994 |
| Weight: | 383g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Frances Burney
Frances Burney (1752-1840) spent her youth in the midst of the London society which included Dr Johnson, Edmund Burke, Sir Joshua Reynolds and the Blue Stocking Circle, as well as members of the aristocracy. She published Evelina anonymously in 1778 and the revelation of her authorship brought her immediate fame. In 1793 she married General d’Arblay, a French refugee in England. She and her husband were interned by Napoleon and lived in France from 1802 to 1812.
Margaret Anne Doody is Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English at Vanderbilt University.
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