Cecilia: Or, Memoirs of an HeiressThe Floating Press, 01/07/2011 - 1116 páginas Fans of Jane Austen's work will enjoy the novels of her predecessor Fanny Burney, who many critics and historians agree exerted a profound influence over Austen's evolution as a writer. The sweeping novel Cecilia follows one well-born woman's quest to find a suitable husband who will meet the exacting stipulations set forth by her family. |
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BOOK VI | 576 |
Chapter I A Debate | 577 |
Chapter II A Railing | 591 |
Chapter III An Antique Mansion | 598 |
Chapter IV A Rattle | 606 |
Chapter V A Storm | 617 |
Chapter VI A Mystery | 626 |
Chapter VII An Anecdote | 640 |
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Chapter III A Masquerade | 141 |
Chapter IV An Affray | 172 |
Chapter V A Fashionable Friend | 190 |
Chapter VI A Family Party | 202 |
Chapter VII An Examination | 215 |
Chapter VIII A Tete a Tete | 224 |
BOOK III | 229 |
Chapter I An Application | 230 |
Chapter II A Perplexity | 243 |
Chapter III An Admonition | 251 |
Chapter IV An Evasion | 265 |
Chapter V An Adventure | 271 |
Chapter VI A Man of Genius | 283 |
Chapter VII An Expedient | 299 |
Chapter VIII A Remonstrance | 304 |
Chapter IX A Victory | 312 |
BOOK IV | 324 |
Chapter I A Complaint | 325 |
Chapter II A Sympathy | 330 |
Chapter III A Conflict | 336 |
Chapter IV An Expectation | 343 |
Chapter V An Agitation | 349 |
Chapter VI A Man of the Ton | 363 |
Chapter VII A Reproof | 389 |
Chapter VIII A Mistake | 398 |
Chapter IX An Explanation | 403 |
Chapter X A Murmuring | 412 |
BOOK V | 421 |
Chapter I A Rout | 422 |
Chapter II A Broad Hint | 444 |
Chapter III An Accommodation | 451 |
Chapter IV A Detection | 457 |
Chapter V A Sarcasm | 464 |
Chapter VI A Surmise | 472 |
Chapter VII A Bold Stroke | 477 |
Chapter VIII A Misers Mansion | 488 |
Chapter IX A Declaration | 493 |
Chapter X A Gamesters Conscience | 500 |
Chapter XI A Persecution | 509 |
Chapter XII A Man of Business | 523 |
Chapter XIII A Solution | 556 |
Chapter VIII A Conference | 649 |
Chapter IX An Attack | 659 |
Chapter X A Retreat | 675 |
Chapter XI A Worry | 682 |
BOOK VII | 692 |
Chapter I A Renovation | 693 |
Chapter II A Visit | 704 |
Chapter III An Incident | 714 |
Chapter IV A Proposition | 722 |
Chapter V A Letter | 732 |
Chapter VI A Discussion | 742 |
Chapter VII A Retrospection | 753 |
Chapter VIII An Embarrassment | 766 |
Chapter IX A Torment | 772 |
BOOK VIII | 799 |
Chapter I An Interruption | 800 |
Chapter II An Event | 816 |
Chapter III A Consternation | 829 |
Chapter IV A Perturbation | 842 |
Chapter V A Cottage | 857 |
Chapter VI A Contest | 873 |
Chapter VII A Message | 895 |
Chapter VII A Parting | 906 |
Chapter VIII A Tale | 914 |
Chapter IX A Shock | 929 |
BOOK IX | 934 |
Chapter I A Cogitation | 935 |
Chapter II A Surprize | 943 |
Chapter III A Confabulation | 956 |
Chapter IV A Wrangling | 968 |
Chapter V A Suspicion | 994 |
Chapter VI A Disturbance | 1007 |
Chapter VII A Calm | 1029 |
Chapter VIII An Alarm | 1039 |
Chapter IX A Suspense | 1057 |
Chapter X A Relation | 1066 |
Chapter XI An Enterprise | 1077 |
BOOK X | 1086 |
Chapter I A Discovery | 1087 |
Chapter II An Interview | 1094 |
Chapter III A Summons | 1112 |
Chapter IV A Deliberation | 1120 |
Chapter V A Decision | 1130 |
Chapter VI A Prating | 1142 |
Chapter VII A Pursuit | 1161 |
Chapter VII An Encounter | 1173 |
Chapter IX A Tribute | 1185 |
Chapter X A Termination | 1196 |
Endnotes | 1226 |
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