Frances Burney's "Evelina": The Book, Its History, and Its Paratext

by Svetlana Kochkina

Book Overview

Evelina, the first novel by Frances Burney, published in 1778, enjoys lasting popularity among the reading public. Tracing its publication history through 174 editions, adaptations, and reprints, many of them newly discovered and identified, this book demonstrates how the novel's material embodiment in the form of the printed book has been reshaped by its publishers, recasting its content for new generations of readers. Four main chapters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031177967
• ISBN13: 9783031177965
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"