Published anonymously in 1778, when the secret of its authorship was revealed France Burney's epistolary novel brought her instant fame. With its ingenious combination of romance and satire, comedy and melodrama, Evelina is a sparkling depiction of the dangers and delights of fashionable society.

Penguin Classics, 2004.
ISBN: 9780140433470. 510 pp.
Softcover. Very good.