Evelina (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Evelina is the unacknowledged but legitimate daughter of a dissipated English aristocrat. She is raised in rural seclusion until her seventeenth birthday. Evelina must learn to navigate the complex layers of eighteenth-century society and catch the attention of a distinguished nobleman with whom she can begin a romantic relationship. Her innocence will either be to her benefit or her downfall.

Evalina was first published anonymously in 1778, but Burney was outed as its author by poet George Huddesford later that year. This sentimental novel, which has notions of sensibility and early romanticism, satirizes the society in which it is set. It is a significant precursor to the work of Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth, whose novels explore many of the same issues.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian-inspired dust jacket.

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Evelina (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Evelina is the unacknowledged but legitimate daughter of a dissipated English aristocrat. She is raised in rural seclusion until her seventeenth birthday. Evelina must learn to navigate the complex layers of eighteenth-century society and catch the attention of a distinguished nobleman with whom she can begin a romantic relationship. Her innocence will either be to her benefit or her downfall.

Evalina was first published anonymously in 1778, but Burney was outed as its author by poet George Huddesford later that year. This sentimental novel, which has notions of sensibility and early romanticism, satirizes the society in which it is set. It is a significant precursor to the work of Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth, whose novels explore many of the same issues.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian-inspired dust jacket.

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Evelina (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Evelina (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

by Frances Burney
Evelina (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Evelina (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

by Frances Burney

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Overview

Evelina is the unacknowledged but legitimate daughter of a dissipated English aristocrat. She is raised in rural seclusion until her seventeenth birthday. Evelina must learn to navigate the complex layers of eighteenth-century society and catch the attention of a distinguished nobleman with whom she can begin a romantic relationship. Her innocence will either be to her benefit or her downfall.

Evalina was first published anonymously in 1778, but Burney was outed as its author by poet George Huddesford later that year. This sentimental novel, which has notions of sensibility and early romanticism, satirizes the society in which it is set. It is a significant precursor to the work of Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth, whose novels explore many of the same issues.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian-inspired dust jacket.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781774765630
Publisher: Royal Classics
Publication date: 11/18/2022
Pages: 428
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Frances Burney (13 June 1752 - 6 January 1840) was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. Of her four novels, the first, Evelina, was the most successful, and remains the most highly regarded. When Burney published her first book, novel reading was frowned upon as something young women of a certain social status should not do, while novel writing was out of the question. When she published Evelina anonymously, she only told her siblings and two trusted aunts. Eventually her father read the novel and guessed that Burney was its author. News of her identity spread and brought Burney almost immediate fame with its unique narrative and comic strengths.
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