Evelina
Frances Burney · 1992
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About the book
Evelina is the daughter of an English aristocrat, but is brought up in the country until her seventeenth birthday, because she is of dubious birth and unacknowledged. Once out in London and Bristol-Hotwells, Evelina learns through a series of humorous events how to navigate society, and a nobleman falls in love with her. This sentimental novel with its satirical remarks on society significantly influenced later, similar works, such as those by Jane Austen.
First sentence: Can any thing, my good Sir, be more painful to a friendly mind, than a necessity of communicating disagreeable intelligence?
Book details
- Year
- 1992
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Editions
- 6
- Pages
- 490
- ISBN
- 9780393971583
Data source: Wikidata
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