Evelina: Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the WorldEvelina 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. |
Contents
Letter XLIII | 374 |
Letter XLIV | 386 |
Letter XLV | 395 |
Letter XLVI | 405 |
Letter XLVII | 435 |
Letter XLVIII | 448 |
Letter XLIX | 455 |
Letter L | 459 |
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Letter XV | 115 |
Letter XVI | 119 |
Letter XVII | 140 |
Letter XVIII | 149 |
Letter XIX | 155 |
Letter XX | 165 |
Letter XXI | 177 |
Letter XXII | 215 |
Letter XXIII | 222 |
Letter XXIV | 243 |
Letter XXV | 248 |
Letter XXVI | 256 |
Letter XXVII | 261 |
Letter XXVIII | 265 |
Letter XXIX | 274 |
Letter XXX | 275 |
Letter XXXI | 277 |
Letter XXXII | 281 |
Letter XXXIII | 285 |
Letter XXXIV | 316 |
Letter XXXV | 328 |
Letter XXXVI | 330 |
Letter XXXVII | 335 |
Letter XXXVIII | 338 |
Letter XXXIX | 342 |
Letter XL | 344 |
Letter XLI | 358 |
Letter XLII | 361 |
Letter LI | 475 |
Letter LII | 487 |
Letter LIII | 501 |
Letter LIV | 510 |
Letter LV | 525 |
Letter LVI | 531 |
Letter LVII | 533 |
Letter LVIII | 538 |
Letter LIX | 545 |
Letter LX | 551 |
Letter LXI | 564 |
Letter LXII | 567 |
Letter LXIII | 579 |
Letter LXIV | 591 |
Letter LXV | 614 |
Letter LXVI | 620 |
Letter LXVII | 642 |
Letter LXVIII | 648 |
Letter LXIX | 659 |
Letter LXX | 663 |
Letter LXXI | 676 |
Letter LXXII | 678 |
Letter LXXIII | 705 |
Letter LXXIV | 709 |
Letter LXXV | 714 |
Letter LXXVI | 731 |
Letter LXXVII | 748 |
Letter LXXVIII | 778 |
Letter LXXIX | 790 |
Letter LXXX | 799 |
Letter LXXXI | 813 |
Letter LXXXII | 819 |
Letter LXXXIII | 851 |
Letter LXXXIV | 854 |
Endnotes | 856 |
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Common terms and phrases
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