Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world /
Evelina is the daughter of an English aristocrat, but is brought up in the country until her seventeenth birthday, because she is of dubious birth and unacknowledged. Once out in London and Bristol-Hotwells, Evelina learns through a series of humorous events how to navigate society, and a nobleman f...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Auckland, N.Z.] :
Floating Press,
©2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Evelina is the daughter of an English aristocrat, but is brought up in the country until her seventeenth birthday, because she is of dubious birth and unacknowledged. Once out in London and Bristol-Hotwells, Evelina learns through a series of humorous events how to navigate society, and a nobleman falls in love with her. This sentimental novel with its satirical remarks on society significantly influenced later, similar works, such as those by Jane Austen. |
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Notas: | Archived by the National Library of New Zealand. Title from PDF cover (viewed on May 19, 2010). Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional. Novel. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 electronic document (856 pages)) |
ISBN: | 9781775415688 1775415686 |