Stephanie Peacock

Ms. Kane

Literature 11: Junior Thesis

29 January 2008

Junior Thesis

Prior the 19th Century, men dominated the literary writings of the day, while women published few influential works. However, in the 19th Century, women began to publish their works more freely, even if anonymously, and included some real masterpieces, such as Francis Burney’s Evelina and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. While some at the time may have considered such books to be just another frivolous read, in reality, these works actually proved to be an enlightening window of the era. They portray the life, the society, and the common expectations of a lady living in the Middle Class in the 1800’s, a gateway literary century for women.
In Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, is the second of five......

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Title: Evelina
Approximate Word Count: 4736
Approximate Pages: 19 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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