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Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1Fanny Burney

Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1

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Original author: Fanny Burney

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"Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1" by Fanny Burney is a novel published in 1782. Twenty-year-old Cecilia Beverley inherits a fortune with one condition: her future husband must take her surname. Navigating London society under the care of three flawed guardians, she encounters fortune hunters, schemers, and social pretenders. As she struggles between duty and desire, a mysterious white domino at a masquerade captures her attention, leading to unexpected complications in her carefully constrained world.

Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1, by Fanny Burney. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #6346.

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14 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface (1)8,818 words
  2. 2.Preface (2)8,770 words
  3. 3.Preface (3)8,747 words
  4. 4.Preface (4)3,765 words
  5. 5.Book II: CHAPTER i (1)8,790 words
  6. 6.Book II: CHAPTER i (2)8,779 words
  7. 7.Book II: CHAPTER i (3)8,792 words
  1. 8.Book II: CHAPTER i (4)463 words
  2. 9.Book THREE: CHAPTER i (1)8,767 words
  3. 10.Book THREE: CHAPTER i (2)8,747 words
  4. 11.Book THREE: CHAPTER i (3)7,465 words
  5. 12.Book IV: CHAPTER i (1)8,795 words
  6. 13.Book IV: CHAPTER i (2)8,758 words
  7. 14.Book IV: CHAPTER i (3)5,972 words