Wanderer, or Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney

Wanderer, or Female Difficulties by Fanny Burney

This work of Romantic fiction is an extraordinary mixture of comedy, terror and wonder. Set in England during the French Revolution, the story concerns the ordeal of a penniless emigree escaping from the Terror.

Burney, Frances: -

Frances Burney (1752-1840) was an English novelist, playwright, and satirist. Born in Lynn Regis, England, Burney was the third child of six and began writing at the age of ten. In 1778, Burney published Evelina, her first novel, anonymously. Despite her attempts to conceal her identity--which stemmed from a fear of social condemnation as an upper-class woman--her family and friends soon identified Burney as the author of Evelina, for which she would receive critical acclaim and popularity. Following the success of her debut, Burney would write three more novels--Cecilia (1782); Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth (1796); and The Wanderer; Or, Female Difficulties (1814)--all of which satirize the lives and social conventions of English aristocrats. Although she wrote plays throughout her career, she was dissuaded from having them performed by her father; Edwy and Elgiva, her only play to be produced, closed after one night due to poor audience reception. Regardless of the hostility she faced as a woman and professional writer, her works were widely read and received praise from such figures as Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Jane Austen, and William Makepeace Thackeray.

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ISBN 13	9780192821331
ISBN 10	0192821334
Title	Wanderer, or Female Difficulties
Author	Fanny Burney
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1991-04-01
Number of pages	963
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