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Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth (Paperback)
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Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth (Paperback)
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Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth (1796) is a novel by Frances
Burney. Both satirical and serious, comedic and Gothic, Burney's
novel helped establish her reputation as one of the most popular
writers of eighteenth-century England. Referred to in Jane Austen's
Northanger Abbey (1803) and Maria Edgeworth's Belinda (1801),
Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth was a popular and critically
acclaimed novel that served as inspiration for some of the leading
literary figures of the early nineteenth century. After years of
silence, Mr. Augustus Tyrold moves to the rural estate of Cleves to
be near his brother Sir Hugh, who lives at a local parsonage.
Lonely and crippled, Sir Hugh hopes to act as a mentor to his
nieces and nephews. He takes a liking to Camilla, the middle
daughter, and endeavors to make her his heiress while raising her
in his own household. Although initially cautious, Mr. and Mrs.
Tyrold eventually send Camilla to live at Sir Hugh's home, where
her uncle decides to host her tenth birthday party. When a lapse in
judgement leads to Camilla's younger sister contracting smallpox,
Sir Hugh attempts to remedy the situation by naming Eugenia his
heiress instead. Living with her uncle, Eugenia enjoys an unusually
thorough education under the tutelage of Dr. Orkbourne, a classical
scholar who quickly takes to the enthusiastic and intelligent young
girl. Meanwhile, Camilla becomes entangled in a love triangle
involving her father's ward Edgar and her cousin Indiana. Despite
the mutual affection between Edgar and Camilla, Indiana has
entertained the thought of marrying the handsome, wealthy man from
a young age, when Sir Hugh thought it prudent to predict their
future marriage. As Sir Hugh's plans for the Tyrold youths meet
increasingly serious obstacles, and as debts threaten the wellbeing
of the entire family, Camilla is forced to navigate a world in
which decisions seem always to be made in her interest by those
with their own in mind. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Frances Burney's
Camilla; Or, A Picture of Youth is a classic of English literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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