I was wholly ignorant of Frances Burney until I read about her in my 1001 Books to Read Before You Die- ha ha embarassing!!! Burney was the first real authorial discovery I've made through this system of reading classics. Burney is sharp- almost like reading a Brett Easton Ellis novel of the 1700s. Burney is known as being an influence on Jane Austen but I'd much rather read a Burney novel then an Austen novel. I can't believe they haven't turned EVELINA into a Reese Witherspoon starring Merchant n Ivory production. I really like this book and recommend it to classics fans.Get more detail about Evelina.
