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Camilla or a Picture of Youth
Camilla or a Picture of Youth | Frances Burney
First published in 1796, Camilla deals with the matrimonial concerns of a group of young people-Camilla Tyrold and her sisters, the daughters of a country parson, and their cousin Indiana Lynmere-and, in particular, with the love affair between Camilla herself and her eligible suitor, Edgar Mandlebert. The path of true love, however, is strewn with intrigue, contretemps and misunderstanding. An enormously popular eighteenth-century novel, Camilla is touched at many points by the advancing spirit of romanticism. As in Evelina, Fanny Burney weaves into her novel strands of light and dark, comic episodes and gothic shudders, and creates a pattern of social and moral dilemmas which emphasize and illuminate the gap between generations. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Camilla (Paperback) | Fanny Burney
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#FunFridayPhoto This one was 913 pages and I think also my first Litsy review last year. I stand by it:

"Edgar Mandlebert = the Dean Forester of 'Camilla.' (Sir Sedley is, obviously, the Logan, and as far as Camilla's love interests go, the one thing I can say in this novel's favor is that it spared me a Jess.)"

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Camilla (Paperback) | Fanny Burney

If the severity of his judgment is so much more potent than the warmth of his affection,it shall not be his delicacy, nor his compassion, that shall make me his. I will neither be the wife of his repentance nor of his pity. I must be convinced of his unaltered love, his esteem, his trust...or I shall descend to humiliation, not rise to happiness, in becoming his. Softness here would be meanness; submission degrading...if he hesitates...let him go!

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Camilla (Paperback) | Fanny Burney
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Edgar Mandlebert = the Dean Forester of "Camilla." (Sir Sedley is, obviously, the Logan, and as far as Camilla's love interests go, the one thing I can say in this novel's favor is that it spared me a Jess.)