Project Gutenberg 2011-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 124 Burney, Fanny 1752 1840 Burney, Frances D'Arblay, Frances Burney The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 1 of 5) Produced by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wanderer; or, Female Difficulties (Volume 1 of 5)" by Fanny Burney is a novel written in the early 19th century. This work explores themes of identity, social class, and the complexities of female experiences during a tumultuous historical period, often focusing on the experiences of the protagonist, a mysterious young woman who seeks safety and understanding amidst societal chaos. As the story progresses, she encounters various characters who reflect differing societal values, exposing the difficulties and prejudices faced by women in that era. At the start of the novel, a group of English passengers on a small vessel are departing the French coast during the dark and cold of night. As they prepare to leave, they hear an anguished voice pleading for help from the shore, which turns out to belong to a distressed woman, later known as the Incognita. Despite some initial hesitance from the other passengers, one young man insists on saving her, leading the mysterious woman to join them. The passengers engage in speculation about her background and intentions, highlighting their curiosity and the uncertainties she represents, setting the stage for explorations of identity, class, and morality throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction War stories Refugees -- Fiction France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Refugees -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 467757 467754 2024-09-15T16:45:56.579060 2023-09-16T09:50:38.050664 text/html text/html 471656 2011-09-16T07:43:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 172782 2011-09-16T07:44:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 241900 2024-09-15T16:46:04.383992 application/epub+zip 247491 2024-09-15T16:45:58.487046 application/epub+zip 247491 2024-09-15T16:45:57.383032 application/epub+zip 489047 2024-09-15T16:46:09.035003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454180 2024-09-15T16:46:03.526010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454320 2022-09-17T07:35:44.013830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437981 437881 2024-09-15T16:45:55.482052 2023-09-16T09:50:37.109656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 437741 2011-09-16T07:43:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 165535 2011-09-16T07:44:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 437735 2011-09-16T07:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165490 2011-09-16T07:44:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21336 2024-09-15T16:46:09.184974 application/rdf+xml 17802 2024-09-15T16:45:57.754038 image/jpeg 3847 2024-09-15T16:45:57.564044 image/jpeg 233088 2024-09-15T16:45:56.623031 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia