Evelina (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Frances Burney
- First Published: 1778
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Sentimental
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Sir John Belmont, Evelina, The Reverend Mr. Arthur Villars, Madame Duval, Lord Orville, Sir Clement Willoughby, Mrs. Mirvan
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Epistolary literature
- Subjects: Genealogy, Tricks, Class conflict, Love or romance, Abandoned children, Manners or customs, Social life, Ministry or ministers, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Adoption or adopted children, London, Lifestyles, Cruelty, Orphans or orphanages, Gossip, Naivete, Nobility
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
Abandoned by her father and her maternal grandmother upon the death of her mother, Evelina had been for many years the ward of the Reverend Mr. Arthur Villars, an English clergyman. At last, her grandmother, Madame Duval, wrote from France to say that she would take charge of Evelina, providing proper proof of the child’s relationship was forthcoming. Mr. Villars, however, refused to send Evelina to France. He also objected to the invitation of Mrs. Mirvan, who wanted Evelina to join her family in London. He thought that Evelina, having been brought up carefully at...
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