The wanderer; or, female difficulties. By the Author of Evelina; Cecilia; and Camilla ... In five volumes
by [Burney, Fanny]
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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row, 1814. First edition, 5 volumes 12mo, pp. xxvii, [1], 443, [1]; [4], 458; [4], 438; [4], 359, [1]; [4], 395, [1], [4] ads; original blue paper-covered boards, later cream paper shelfbacks; uncut; all blank leaves and all half-titles present, as called for by Rothschild; publisher's 4-page catalogue bound in at the back of volume V; boards a bit soiled, small cracks starting at the joints; good and sound. The Wanderer was Burney's last novel, and with her earlier, better-known works, Evelina and Cecilia, provided a model for the next generation of women writers, including Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen who writes of Miss Burney in Northanger Abbey. Includes in volume I the important 21-p. dedication to Dr. Burney which contains special reference on the writing of novels. Rothschild 552.
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- Title
- The wanderer; or, female difficulties. By the Author of Evelina; Cecilia; and Camilla ... In five volumes
- Author
- [Burney, Fanny]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster-Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1814
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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