Evelina Anville

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Evelina Anville is the naive yet perceptive young heroine of Fanny Burney’s 1778 epistolary novel, whose entrance into fashionable London society exposes her to its manners, morals, and social complexities.

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Evelina Anville canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epistolary heroine
fictional character
literary character
novel protagonist
alsoKnownAs Evelina
appearsInWork Evelina
Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
linked to: Evelina
associatedWithGenre comedy of manners
sentimental novel
centralThemeRelation courtship and marriage
entrance into society
manners and morals
characterTrait innocent
modest
naive
perceptive
sensitive
communicatesWith Reverend Arthur Villars
createdBy Fanny Burney
linked to: Frances Burney

Frances Burney
exploresTheme female education
reputation and virtue
social mobility
familyName Anville
father Sir John Belmont
firstAppearanceDate 1778
fullName Evelina Anville
gender female
givenName Evelina
guardian Reverend Arthur Villars
literaryPeriod 18th-century literature
loveInterest Lord Orville
marries Lord Orville
narrativeFormOfWork epistolary novel
narrativePerspective letter writer
nationality English
raisedBy Reverend Arthur Villars
residenceAtStartOfNovel Berry Hill
roleInWork protagonist
settingContext fashionable London society
socialClass gentry
subjectOf literary criticism on early English novels
timePeriodOfFictionalUniverse 18th century
visitsLocation Bristol Hotwells
linked to: Bristol Harbourside

London
linked to: London, England

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Evelina mainCharacter Evelina Anville
Captain Mirvan associatedWithCharacter Evelina Anville
Evelina Anville fullName Evelina Anville