Frances Burney – Evelina: Or, The History of A Young Lady’s Entrance into the World Free Audiobook

Written by Evelina: Or, The History of A Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Read by Emily Rankin, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Evelina: Or, the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World

Written by: Frances Burney
Narrated by: Orson Scott Card, Emily Rankin, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:04-08-14
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Publisher’s Summary

Originally published in 1778, Evelina is Frances Burney’s first and most beloved novel. It was a landmark in the development of the novel of manners and went on to influence such enduringly popular authors as Jane Austen.

By turns hilarious and grim, witty and lyrical, the story follows young Evelina as she leaves the seclusion of her country home and enters into late eighteenth-century London society – both its pleasures and its dangers. Life in eighteenth-century England is vividly rendered as Evelina is educated in the ways of the world and, eventually, love. As she battles such cruelties as social snobbery and delights in such thrills as pleasure gardens and balls, Evelina strives toward her final triumph, while capturing the hearts of listeners everywhere along the way.

Public Domain ©2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.