Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress - Paperback

$15.95

Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress - Paperback

Name: Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress - Paperback
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SKU: 9780199552382
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by Frances Burney

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by Frances Burney (Author), Peter Sabor (Editor), Margaret Anne Doody (Editor)

Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her husband will consent to take her surname. Fanny Burney's unusual love story and deft social satire was much admired on its first publication in 1782 for its subtle interweaving of comedy, humanity and social analysis.

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This novel is an unusual and disturbing love-story. In playing on the issue of the heroine's name, the novel illustrates the high cost of a patriarchal system. Burney exhibits her powers as a comic writer and a satirist in depicting Cecilia's dismaying entry into the gilded fashionable world. This edition presents 'Cecilia' as it first appeared in 1782, indicating changes Burney made to later editions.

Number of Pages: 1056

Dimensions: 1.9 x 7.6 x 5 IN

Publication Date: January 15, 2009

ISBN	9780199552382
Author	Frances Burney
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	January 2009
Language	ENG- English
Pages	1056
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print