" Stop jabbering, girls, and I'll tell you everything, " said Jo, wondering if Miss Burney felt any grander over her Evelina than she did over her 'Rival Painters'.
Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World is a novel written by English author Fanny Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in what Burney called a "vile poem".