Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World

Stepping out of secluded obscurity into the dazzling, dangerous society of eighteenth-century London, an unacknowledged noblewoman must learn the rules of high society on the fly. Armed only with her wit and natural grace, she encounters a cast of eccentric characters, dangerous rakes, and judgmental peers. Every misstep threatens her fragile social standing and her desperate hope of being claimed...