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Title: Evelina : or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Elizabeth Kowaleski Wallace, Fanny Burney ISBN: 0-375-75805-4 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 04 December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Why Didn't I Find This Book Sooner?!
Comment: I can't begin to say how much I loved this book and how I regret that it had to come to an end. I never though any writer would come close to Jane Austen in my heart, but FB is now on the same playing field. Such a wonderful twisting little tale with a nice surprise ending!
Rating: 3
Summary: A good read; check out her other works, too
Comment: I was introduced to Frances Burney via a college course on 18th century literature. I found her longer novels, "Cecilia" and "Camilla" to be very enjoyable; ironically, her most famous work was a bit less so. She has a charming writing style, and has a voice all her own, but it doesn't seem to sparkle as much here. Written completely as a series of letters (the correct term is "epistolary novel") the story is about a young woman's emergence into society in eighteenth century England. Her encounters with various characters are entertaining and amusing, especially the episodes between Madame Duval and the Captain. However, the novel dips into redundancy when Evelina constantly explains to her beloved guardian, Rev. Villars, about her embarassments. True, this has to do with Burney's intent, but for a modern reader it can grow repetitive. One can see the influence Burney had on Jane Austen's writing. A good read if you are interested in this period, early women writers, or Jane Austen.
Rating: 5
Summary: Worth 5 stars, but for the ending
Comment: Evelina is a great romp through London society and the manners and mores of the late 18th century. The characters are well developed, but may be a little pale compared to real life (not much, but a little)(although some may not believe this, I suggest "Memoirs of a Georgian Rake" by William Hickey as a reference for the times, places and characters (and humour) of Evelina).
At one time I was going to give only 4 stars for Evelina, as I thought the ending felt tacked on. But on reflection, (and reading Hickey again) I think that her introduction as a Lady into society - by watching a monkey chewing a fop's ear while members of the Ton are betting on it's outcome - is so apt, it's priceless.
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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: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Cecilia: Memoirs of an Heiress by Frances Burney, Margaret Anne Doody, Peter Sabor ISBN: 0192839098 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Pamela: Or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson, Thomas Keymer, Alice Wakely ISBN: 0192829602 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Female Quixote or the Adventures of Arabella (Oxford World's Classics) by Charlotte Lennox, Margaret Dalziel ISBN: 0192835726 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Belinda by Maria Edgeworth, Kathryn J. Kirkpatrick ISBN: 0192837095 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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