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Miss Evelina Anville, the novel's main character, is the daughter of Lady Caroline Belmont (born Caroline Evelyn) and Sir John Belmont. A series of letters convey the story, and she summarizes specific experiences of her life, mainly to her guardian/pseudo-father Reverend Villars. She embodies the desirable traits for women at the time.
Evelina is a feminine given name, likely stemming from the Old Germanic name of Avelina. The presently more common name Evelyn is presumed to stem from Evelina. During the Norman Conquest the name Aveline was introduced to Britain, and became popular during the 12th and 13th centuries.
Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline (which is of Norman origin and represents a diminutive form of Ava). [1] Since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. The earliest recorded bearer was Evelyn Pierrepoint (d. 1726), who was a grandson of the Roundhead politician Sir John Evelyn ...
Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post of "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III's queen.
The Novel of Manners: Evelina: Or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World (1779), by Frances Burney. The novel of manners is a work of fiction that re-creates a social world, conveying with detailed observation the complex of customs, values, and mores of a stratified society.
Debi Mazar is celebrating her lookalike daughter following in her footsteps.. In a Wednesday, Feb. 19 Instagram post, the Kaos actress, 60, praised her daughter Evelina, 22, for her work in a new ...
Lina (/ ˈ l iː n ə / LEE-nə) is an international feminine given name, mostly the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina, Marcelina, Melina, Nikolina, Paulina, Rosalina, and Žaklina.
The song was the first single and title track of her 1973 album of the same name. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame. It was nominated for the Best Female Country Vocal Performance ...