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Title: Evelina: Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World: Authoritative Text, Contexts and Contemporary Reactions, Criticism (Norton Critical Edition) by Stewart J. Cooke, Frances Burney ISBN: 0-393-97158-9 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (21 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Who said 18th century stuff is boring?
Comment: Anyone who loves Jane Austen (and don't we all?) will certainly enjoy Fanny Burney's Evelina. Burney is really a precursor of Austen, but has unfortunately been completely overshadowed by the later novelist. In its time (1778) Evelina was a tremendous hit and shy Fanny Burney a celebrated author overnight. She was invited into the literary circle of Samuel Johnson, became a reluctant lady-in-waiting to Queen Charlotte because of her celebrity and at age 41 married a refugee from the French Revolution, thus becoming Madame D'Arblay (check out her interesting diaries). The subtitle of Evelina (The History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World) says it all: Evelina is an innocent and naive young girl, who suddenly finds herself in unfamiliar London society, surrounded by suitable and not so suitable suitors and a host of other characters. Lots of misunderstandings and perilous situations block Evelina's road, but don't be surprised to find humour and suspense as well, for the continuing question is of course whether Evelina will survive Society unscathed. Even though the pace of a novel more than 2 centuries old may be a bit slow for some, this is something you get used to soon enough: the novel contains far too much life, fun and social commentary too be dull.
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: 4
Summary: A good place to start
Comment: If you are wondering whether you would like eighteenth-century novels, this is a good one to try. Some of the others are immense! This one you can read over breakfast in a week or two.
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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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