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 Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 296 Burney, Fanny 1752 1840 Burney, Frances D'Arblay, Frances Burney Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Text file produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1" by Fanny Burney is a novel written in the late 18th century. The book follows the life and experiences of Cecilia Beverley, a young heiress navigating the complexities of relationships, society, and her newfound wealth after the death of her uncle. With an intricate plot set against the backdrop of 18th-century England, it explores themes of love, ambition, and the impact of fortune on one's social standing. The opening of the novel introduces Cecilia as she embarks on a journey from her childhood home in Suffolk to London, reflecting on the loss of her parents and the recent death of her guardian, the Dean. We learn that Cecilia is to inherit a substantial fortune and has been living with her benevolent friend, Mrs. Charlton, who has provided comfort during her mourning. As she reluctantly prepares to leave her home, Cecilia's quite sensible and dignified character begins to take shape amidst her melancholy. The narrative also introduces important figures such as the charming yet duplicitous Mr. Monckton, who harbors ambitions towards Cecilia, setting the stage for future conflict and intrigue in the bustling city life awaiting her in London. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction England -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 765021 765022 2024-10-03T08:52:06.171679 2023-10-03T08:09:19.403637 text/html text/html 792938 2021-01-27T02:41:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 254341 2021-01-27T02:41:43 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 339885 2024-10-03T08:52:17.764624 application/epub+zip 353092 2024-10-03T08:52:09.990658 application/epub+zip 336937 2024-10-03T08:52:08.547660 application/epub+zip 675619 2024-10-03T08:52:23.900753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626321 2024-10-03T08:52:16.742639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594039 2022-09-03T11:26:01.968520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649885 649740 2024-10-03T08:52:04.439712 2023-10-03T08:09:17.917631 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 658552 2018-03-15T06:14:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 241203 2018-03-17T06:57:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 649502 2016-10-08T10:06:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240088 2016-10-08T10:07:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22298 2024-10-03T08:52:24.035577 application/rdf+xml 17300 2024-10-03T08:52:09.104665 image/jpeg 3784 2024-10-03T08:52:08.825664 image/jpeg 329298 2024-10-03T08:52:06.230696 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia