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A review by amandamrosen
Evelina by Frances Burney
4.0
I read this for an 18th Century British Lit class in Grad school and it was the only text I actually enjoyed.
It is an epistolary novel, which can sometimes be tedious and limiting, but in this case it fit perfectly. There are a lot of stock characters/typical tropes of the period but that's okay. It's still a fun, easy read.
The basic plot follows the "orphaned" Evelina as she travels with various friends/family members around the greater London area. Of course there is romance. There are fops and rakes and gentlemen. There are catty, dramatic women. There is a crazy sailor. There are annoying family members. It ends on a happy note.
If you like Jane Austen, you will definitely like this book and you will even be able to see where Austen got many of her characters from. Burney was a great writer and Evelina is a great read.
It is an epistolary novel, which can sometimes be tedious and limiting, but in this case it fit perfectly. There are a lot of stock characters/typical tropes of the period but that's okay. It's still a fun, easy read.
The basic plot follows the "orphaned" Evelina as she travels with various friends/family members around the greater London area. Of course there is romance. There are fops and rakes and gentlemen. There are catty, dramatic women. There is a crazy sailor. There are annoying family members. It ends on a happy note.
If you like Jane Austen, you will definitely like this book and you will even be able to see where Austen got many of her characters from. Burney was a great writer and Evelina is a great read.