Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
- LETTER LVIII. Evelina to Miss Mirvan
- LETTER LIX. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LX. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXI. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXII. Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars
- LETTER LXIII. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXIV. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXV. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXVI. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXVII. Mr. Villars to Evelina
- LETTER LXVIII. Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars
- LETTER LXIX. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXX. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXI. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXII. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXIII. Mr. Villars to Evelina
- LETTER LXXIV. Lady Belmont to Sir John Belmont
- LETTER LXXV. Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars
- LETTER LXXVI. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXVII. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXVIII. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXIX. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXX. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXXI. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXXII. Evelina in Continuation
- LETTER LXXXIII. Mr. Villars to Evelina
- LETTER LXXXIV. Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars

ORIGINAL DEDICATION.TO THE AUTHORS OF THE MONTHLY AND CRITICAL REVIEWS.
GENTLEMEN, The liberty which I take in addressing to you the trifling
production of a few idle hours, will doubtless move your wonder,
and probably your contempt. I will not, however, with the futility of
apologies, intrude upon your time, but briefly acknowledge the motives
of my temerity; lest, by a premature exercise of that patience which
I hope will befriend me, I should lessen its benevolence, and be
accessary to my own condemnation.Without name, without recommendation, and unknown alike to success
and disgrace, to whom can I so properly apply for patronage, as to
those who publicly profess themselves Inspectors of all literary
performances?The extensive plan of your critical observations,-which, not confined
to works of utility or ingenuity, is equally 
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