Frances (Fanny) Burney, the most celebrated female novelist of the 18th century, is also famous for her diaries, which she kept from a very early age. EVELINA, her first published work, was written in secret, over a nine-year period, in stolen moments or long after the rest of her family had gone to bed. When she finally finished EVELINA, in 1778, she had it published anonymously. Fanny Burney's brother, Charles Jr., took it to a bookseller, who published it thinking it was the work of a "Mr. Gr more...
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06/13/1752 Norfolk, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles, Western Europe,
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A very interesting book especially for a fan of Austen. Austen often cites Fanny Burney as an inspiration and you can see why.
It is a sweet story although some of the situations Evelina gets into are enough to make you squirm uncomfortably.