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Excerpt from Memoirs of Doctor Burney, Vol. 2 of 3: Arranged From His Own Manuscripts, From Family Papers, and From Personal RecollectionsSuch, as far as can be gathered, or recollected, was the list of the general home circle of Dr. Bur ney, on his beginning residence in St. Martin's street, though many persons must be omitted, not to swell voluminously a mere catalogue of names, where no comment, or memorandum of incident, has been left of t...

Excerpt from Tragic DramasA plot and scenery, of a simple, or at least, not complicated description, and characters, few in number, or if otherwise, attired in a costume easily adopted by either sex, are among the lesser deside rata of the domestic drama. An attempt has been made to combine them, respectively, in the two first pieces: little being aimed at, beyond furnishing materials for occasional amusement, which, if not esteemed as profita...

Excerpt from Diary and Letters of Madame D'arblay, Vol. 1: 1778 to 1784May we not, however, venture to affirm that all these supposed requisites were united in the case of madame d'arblay, whose journals and letters are now offered to the public? As an author she has long been known to the world, and the high place which her works have held in public estimation for more than sixty years, renders criticism and comment super¿uous.Her long and vi...

Excerpt from Diary and Letters of Madame D'arblay (1778-1840), Vol. 3 of 6I was not only sorry, but frightened, lest any mischief should arise through misrepresentations and blunders, between Mr. F and Mr. Hastings: however, this imprudent step was taken already, and not to be called back.She protested she was determined to insist that Mr. F should produce the very paper that had mentioned the Queen, which she should show, and have properly no...

Excerpt from Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress, Vol. 3 of 3Alas! Cried she, how little is your reason to rejoice! A dejected and melancholy gift is all you can receive!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, prese...

Excerpt from Diary and Letters of Madame D'arblay, Author of Evelina, Cecilia, &C, , Vol. 7: 1813-1840But why, my dearest father may say, not hasten to Chelsea now? The fact is, I have been obliged to omit various precautionary measures during the whole of this week, and I now feel an absolute necessity to nurse again and refit. To-day I have entirely kept quiet and silent upstairs in my room, and as, these other days, I have kept wholly the r...

Excerpt from Diary and Letters of Madame D'arblay, Author of Evelina, Cecilia, &C, , Vol. 7: 1813-1840But why, my dearest father may say, not hasten to Chelsea now? The fact is, I have been obliged to omit various precautionary measures during the whole of this week, and I now feel an absolute necessity to nurse again and refit. To-day I have entirely kept quiet and silent upstairs in my room, and as, these other days, I have kept wholly the r...

Excerpt from Tragic Dramas: Chiefly Intended for Representation in Private Families, To Which Is Added, Aristodemus, a TragedyOf speaking in character, to a little circle of chosen friends, an exercise not more Obvious] y calculated to afford general entertainment, than to promote individual improvement.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is ...

Excerpt from Evelina: Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the WorldYou have no reason to regret the retirement in which she has lived since that politeness which is acquired by an acquaintance with high life is in her so well, supplied by a nat ural desire of obliging, joined to a deport ment infinitely engaging.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbo...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Excerpt from Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the WorldEli living Much writer who has the most wit at will, i has laboured with the patience of an antiquary, and the kindness of chinaman, to preserve, or revive, the memories of those French writers whom he classes as the Neglected, the W, the Forgotten, and the Rmcitatad. We begin to read of them because we like himself in his own writings, we go on reading, liking him b...

Excerpt from Cecilia, Vol. 2: Or Memoirs of an HeiressI. - A Discovery il.-an Interview ili. - A Summons iv.-a Deliberation V. - A Decision \i. - A Parting VI l-a Pursuit vii[.-an Encounter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally recon...

Excerpt from Cecilia, Vol. 1: Or Memoirs of an HeiressThese words of Mr. Crisp, the fatherlike friend of Miss Burney, bear true witness to the joyous and spontaneous impulse which produced 'evelina.' That novel has a girlish, artless story. The only contrivance in it, - that of a letter going astray, - is almost clumsy, and the incidents of a deserted wife, a disowned marriage, and a change of babies by a nurse, must have been nearly as well-w...

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This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney's linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a "femme savante" whose lineage may be traced back to Molière, they both centre on the misfortunes of the "elle" figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney's fiction, and they both criticize a culture of misogyny that breeds suspicion and resentment.

The Broadview edition is based on the second edition of the novel (1779), which incorporates Burney's revisions and corrections. Its appendices include contemporary reviews of Evelina as well as eighteenth-century works on the family and on comedy.