Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress

Wealthy and beautiful, Cecilia is sick of the attention of superficial men, but when she meets a mystery man at a masquerade, Cecilia falls in love for the first time. Frances Burney’s Cecilia; Memoirs of an Heiress is a classic romance following an orphaned girl as she struggles to navigate London high society and find a man worthy of her heart.

About the author

Frances Burney (1752-1840) was an English novelist, playwright, and satirist. Born in Lynn Regis, England, Burney was the third child of six and began writing at the age of ten. In 1778, Burney published Evelina, her first novel, anonymously. Despite her attempts to conceal her identity—which stemmed from a fear of social condemnation as an upper-class woman—her family and friends soon identified Burney as the author of Evelina, for which she would receive critical acclaim and popularity. Following the success of her debut, Burney would write three more novels—Cecilia (1782); Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth (1796); and The Wanderer; Or, Female Difficulties (1814)—all of which satirize the lives and social conventions of English aristocrats. Although she wrote plays throughout her career, she was dissuaded from having them performed by her father; Edwy and Elgiva, her only play to be produced, closed after one night due to poor audience reception. Regardless of the hostility she faced as a woman and professional writer, her works were widely read and received praise from such figures as Samuel Johnson, Edmund Burke, Jane Austen, and William Makepeace Thackeray.

Product details

• Authors: Frances Burney, Burney Frances
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.05.2021
• EAN: 9781513279992
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-7999-2
• No. of pages: 870
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Women Writers; Mint Editions (Women Writers)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical romance, FICTION / Romance / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Satire, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Classic fiction: general and literary, Subject matter intended specifically for women and/or girls