Cecilia; or, Memoirs of an Heiress
work by Burney
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- In Frances Burney
Her next novel, Cecilia; or, Memoirs of an Heiress, 5 vol. (1782), incorporated morally didactic themes along with the social satire of Burney’s first novel into a more complex plot. This novel was as well received as Evelina, but Burney’s success was shadowed by the death of Mrs.…
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