Or, as Wikipedia informs me, "The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World". Fanny Burney, an eighteenth-century novelist in the style of Jane Austen, is little-regarded now, possibly because of her somewhat unfortunate first name, and rarely read outside of academic circles. This is, I t...
I usually despise epistolary novels. But Jane Austen's praise of this particular novel made me overlook that fact. And as always, Jane Austen had perfect judgement. I do think she is the best person to take book recommendations from. It only took me 50 pages and then I was completely hooked - I had ...
Told in a series of letters, Evelina is the story of a naive country miss venturing forth into the dissolute world of London society, and teaches the perils of having an absurd amount of beauty and none of the wiles to make a success of it. Evelina is plagued on all sides by suitors ridiculous and a...
I own both the paperback and the kindle edition of this book, and I have read and rated both.I had to read this for class, and while we only read the beginning in class, I found that to be so interesting I decided to write my final essay using this book. Now, I kind of wish I hadn't.The pacing is fr...
First sentence: "Can any thing, my good Sir, be more painful to a friendly mind, than a necessity of communicating disagreeable intelligence?"P. 99: "The Miss Branghtons observed with surprise, what a fine gentleman was come into the gallery; and they gave me great reason to expect, that they would ...
At last I have finished reading what I fondly call 'my' Evelina! And it was a great read! I dare say I never enjoyed a romance that was so realistic and filled with so many social happenings that were nonetheless enjoyable! Or, at the very least, those which I could endure with good things in mind o...
Absolutely Hilarious!It is hard to imagine though how such a 'perfect' gentleman as Lord Orville exists! Even Mr. Darcy & Mr. Thornton have their faults. In any case, this does not detract from the sighs & swoonings.Evelina herself is all goodness and whilst, innocent & quite naive and therefore al...
Written more than thirty years before Austen’s first novel was published, it concerns eighteenth century society rather than nineteenth century. As such, I found myself constantly at a loss. Before reading this book, I thought I had a good handle on the manners of the period. I know the difference b...
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