num_pages: 694
description: The reputation of Frances Burney (1752-1840) was largely established with her first novel, Evelina . Published anonymously in 1778, it is an epistolary account of a sheltered young woman’s entrance into society and her experience of family. Its comedy ranges from the violent practical joking reminiscent of Smollett’s fiction to witty repartee that influenced Austen. The Broadview edition is based on the second edition of the novel (1779), which incorporates Burney’s revisions and corrections. Its appendices include contemporary reviews of Evelina as well as eighteenth-century works on the family and on comedy.
language: English
title: Evelina: or, A Young Lady's Entrance into the World In a Series of Letters
titlecomplete: Evelina: or, A Young Lady's Entrance into the World In a Series of Letters
characters: Captain Mirvan, Mr. Macartney, Evelina Anville, M. Dubois, Sir Clement Willoughby, Mr. Lovel, Lord Orville, Maria Mirvan, Mrs. Mirvan, Rev. Villars, Madam Duval
genres: Fiction, Historical, British Literature, Romance, 18th Century, Classics, Literature, Novels, Adult, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 16980
places: Bristol, England, Bath, Somerset, England, Somerset, England, London, England
publisher: Broadview Press