In this 3-volume epistolary novel, title character Evelina is the unacknowledged but legitimate daughter of a dissipated English aristocrat, thus raised in rural seclusion until her 17th year. Through a series of humorous events that take place in London and the resort town of Hotwells, near Bristol, Evelina learns to navigate the complex layers of 18th-century society and earn the love of a distinguished nobleman. This sentimental novel, which has notions of sensibility and early romanticism, satirizes the society in which it is set and is a significant precursor to the work of Jane Austen and Maria Edgeworth, whose novels explore many of the same issues.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	October 26, 2017
ISBN13	9781979110617
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	344
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 20 mm · 503 g
Language	English

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