Evelina (Bedford Cultural Editions) (Dover Thrift Editions) (Modern Library Classics (eBook))

by Frances Burney

[Linda]

I own both the paperback and the kindle edition of this book, and I have read and rated both.

I had to read this for class, and while we only read the beginning in class, I found that to be so interesting I decided to write my final essay using this book. Now, I kind of wish I hadn't.

The pacing is frantic, and Evelina is always speaking quickly and loudly, even though everything actually happens in letters. Evelina's naïvete that I found so endearing in the beginning grated on my nerves after a while, and I just wished she would grow up already.

Some of the problems pointed out are very important, even still today, where women are often seen as objects, needing a man to validate them.