The reputation of Frances Burney (1752-1840) was largely established with her first novel, Evelina. Published anonymously in 1778, it is an epistolary account o

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In Evelina or the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World, the title character leaves her isolated country home for vibrant London society. As she s