Evelina : Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World (Paperback)

from HopingforChange

I used to be an 18th c. scholar, so this book is high on my list of favorites. There are so many things I could say about it, but they have probably all been said. To be quick about it, Evelina is a striking social comedy. Burney's characters are exaggerated, which distinguishes her from, let's s...

from stillatim

I'll admit that reading 18th century fiction is sometimes harder than I'd like it to be. The authors either don't know, or just don't abide by, the rules of fiction that we're all used to. But more and more often I'm struck instead by the sheer joy and verve that animates 18th century novels, and...

from libbromus

Wow. This book had me enthralled, staying up all hours of the night, turning page after page. The labyrinthine predicaments in which a young woman could find herself ensnared in the 18th century were dazzling and ghastly! Men are sinners or saints in this book and the sinners are truly some of th...

from sweetiegherkin

I was so excited when I found this book in my local library as I had known Fanny Burney's writing had been an influence on Jane Austen's own writing. I was not disappointed, even though the book started out a bit slow for my liking and the means of introducing Evelina's background was a bit contr...

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A novel of letters with its bits of humor, sensitivity of relationships, and a bit of satire of the manners of both the privileged and the lower classes.