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Title: The Wanderer; Or, Female Difficulties (Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)) by Frances Burney, Margaret Anne Doody, Robert L. Mack, Peter Sabor ISBN: 0-19-283758-3 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Truly Involving Tale Well-Told
Comment: Fanny Burney does not disappoint in this, her final novel. The issues seem surprisingly fresh and almost contemporary, the characters are unforgettable, and the travels and trials of "Miss Ellis" offer glimpses into many different aspects of society in England and in France during the time period of the French Revolution.
William Hazlitt hated this book, but what did he know? Read it and enjoy!
Rating: 4
Summary: Heavy book, light reading
Comment: Well, as with Burney's other novels, don't let the length scare you. The focus of this book is centered on "female difficulties" as the subtitle indicates, rather than a romantic relationship which many Jane Austen fans might be looking for. The romance is definitely there, so don't worry, but the more interesting part of the book is the interplay between one woman, an Incognito, and the people she encounters and must depend on for her survival. The prejudices she encounters and the female snobbery and male disrespect keep the plot relevant to modern readers' interests. It is really a travel/adventure story about a woman who starts out with nothing (in order to hide herself from danger) and runs into various people and mini-plots along the way. There are a few length philosophical debates between some of the characters at some parts of the book, but they don't weigh down the light style of the rest of the novel. This book really made me think about how others perceive a person and how their opinions, unfortunately, are often based solely upon reputation and prejudices.
Rating: 4
Summary: It Pays to Listen to Your Literary Spouse: Enjoy a classic!
Comment: My wife waxed rhapsodic over the prose and poetry inherent in Fanny Burney's neglected classic The Wanderer. The narrativ tells an exciting story of the French Revolution era even though the action occurs mainly in England. The "Incognita" is a fascinating character who moves through English society as a subordinate to the rich and cruel society folk with whom she is forced by circumstances to live. "Miss Ellis endures the slings and arrows of outrageous fortunate to triumph over her enemies at last. Burney's prose is musical and her sentences flow with insight into the human condition. As a friend of Hesther Thrale
she was influenced by that excellent writer. Her father was the famed musician Dr. Charles Burney a close friend of Dr. Johnson. If you want to look at a classic of early feminism and encounter one female difficulty after another this is a good place to begin.
I liked the novel so well I am now engrossed in Burney's second novel "Cecilia" with her first work "Evelina" on my reading list.
Fanny Burney is an excellent new author to explore and be enriched by as you loose yourself in her voluminous pages!
Well recommended!
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Title: Cecilia: Memoirs of an Heiress (Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)) by Frances Burney ISBN: 0192839098 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Camilla (Oxford World's Classics) by Fanny Burney, Edward A. Bloom, Lillian D. Bloom ISBN: 019283908X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Belinda (Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)) by Maria Edgeworth, Kathryn J. Kirkpatrick, Kathryn Kirkpatrick ISBN: 0192837095 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Evelina: Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World (1778) (Modern Library Classics) by Fanny Burney, Elizabeth Kowaleski Wallace, Frances Burney, Audrey Bilger ISBN: 0375758054 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 04 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: A Simple Story (Oxford World's Classics) by Elizabeth Inchbald, J.M.S. Tompkins ISBN: 019283598X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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