The Wanderer |
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Author:
| Burney, Frances Burney, Fanny |
Editor:
| Doody, Margaret Anne Mack, Robert L. Sabor, Peter |
Introduction by:
| Doody, Margaret Anne |
Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-283758-5 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Set in England during the period of the French Revolution, The Wanderer chronicles the ordeals of an émigrée's escape from France and the Terror and her attempts to earn a living while guarding her own secrets. Tracing the heroine's progress through a cross-section of English working life, this novel covers various social issues--from racism, to feminism--in its critique of the English middle class.
Set in England during the period of the French Revolution, The Wanderer chronicles the ordeals of an émigrée's escape from France and the Terror and her attempts to earn a living while guarding her own secrets. Tracing the heroine's progress through a cross-section of English working life, this novel covers various social issues--from racism, to feminism--in its critique of the English middle class.