Cecilia, or, Memoirs of an heiress /
Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her husband will 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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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | [New edition] / |
| Series: | Oxford world's classics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her husband will 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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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 1988. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xlviii, 1004 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191921766 (ebook) : |
| DOI: | 10.1093/owc/9780199552382.001.0001 |